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J.J. Cale - Carry On Tabs

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Carry On Tabs

(ver. 2)
J.J. Cale
A classic J.J. song from Shades album(1981) 

tempo: 108

intro 0.00 - 0.17

Bm                   A                   F#m               Bm
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4---2---2--------2(2)---2-4(4)---4---------2-2-4p2-----------------4------|
|-----4---4---4--2-4------4---------------2h4---------------2-4-2-4(4)---4----|
|-2--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bm                A       Bm              F#m          Bm
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2h3p2-------5---2-3-2---------2-3p2---2---------------------------|
|---4---2---------4-2-----------4---2-4-------4---2----2------2-4-2h4-4------|
|-----4---------------------------------------------4-----2h4----------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bm                          A                Bm
If life`s little downs they keep coming around

        F#m         Bm
Carry on, carry on

Bm                           A                  Bm
With darkness all about, you want to scream and shout

        F#m         Bm
Carry on, carry on

Em        Bm    Em                   Bm
Don`t cry baby, look at where you`ve been

D              A  G                    F#
Everybody knows   you just need a friend



guitar solo 1:31 - 1:57

Bm                   A     Bm               F#m    Bm
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------2-3-2--5--2-3(2)------------|
|----4---2-4p2-------4-2----2-4(4)---------------------2-4(4)----|
|------4-------2-(2)-----2---------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bm              A            Bm                       F#m
|-----------------------------2----------------------------------|
|------------2--5-2-------------2-2-3p2-----2--------------------|
|----4---2-4--------4-2--2-4------------4-----2-4p2----2-----2---|
|------4--------------------------------------------4----2-4-----|
|-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


Bm                        Em   Bm     Em         Bm
|----2-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---(2)--5--3-2-3---------8-----7-7----8--8---8--7-7-------------|
|-4-(2)------------4/9-------9------7--9----9--------7-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D        A    G     F#
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7----5----3--3-3-2-5~~~~-------------------------------------|
|-----7----6---4--4----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
            
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