[Strophe]
        Bm                  A          Em 
Oh, Carolina creeks running through my veins 
           Em               A 
Lost I was born, lonesome I came 
              Bm 
Lonesome I'll always stay 
    Bm                  A        Em 
Carolina knows why, for years, I roam 
              Em                  A 
Free as these birds, light as whispers 
    Bm 
Carolina knows
[Pre-Refrain]
    Bm 
And you didn't see me here 
         Bm 
No, they never did see me here 
          D  A  Em 
And she's in my dreams
[Refrain]
         Em             D 
Into the mist, into the clouds 
A     Em 
Don't leave 
         Em                 D 
I make a fist, I'll make it count 
              A             Em 
And there are places I will never, ever go 
Bm                A        Em             Bm 
  And things that only Carolina will ever know
[Instrumentale]
Bm A Em
Em A Bm
[Strophe]
    Bm                 A         Em 
Carolina stains on the dress she left 
          Em             A 
Indelible scars, pivotal marks 
            Bm 
Blue as the life she fled 
    Bm                    A     Em 
Carolina pines, won't you cover me? 
             Em                  A 
Hide me like robes down the back road 
            Bm 
Muddy these webs we weave
[Pre-Refrain]
    Bm 
And you didn't see me here 
         Bm 
Oh, they never did see me here 
          D  A  Em 
And she's in my dreams
[Refrain]
         Em             D 
Into the mist, into the clouds 
A     Em 
Don't leave 
         Em                 D 
I make a fist, I'll make it count 
              A             Em 
And there are places I will never, ever go 
Bm                A        Em             D    A Em 
  And things that only Carolina will ever know
[Instrumentale]
D A Em
D A Em
D A Em
Em
[Interlude]
    Bm 
And you didn't see me here 
     A 
They never did see me here 
    Em 
No, you didn't see me here 
     A 
They never saw me
[Strophe]
        Bm                 A             Em 
Oh, Carolina knows why for years they've said 
           Em        A                  Bm 
That I was guilty as sin and sleep in a liar's bed 
        Bm                        A       Em 
But the sleep comes fast and I'll meet no ghosts 
             Em                    A 
It's between me, the sand, and the sea 
    Bm 
Carolina knows