Carolina in my Mind
James Taylor

James Taylor
James Taylor
1968

Carolina on my Mind is one of my favorite JT songs, and it's really easy
to play, so I want you guys to try it.  This time, I'm not going to tab
it out, I'm just going to give you the chords and you have to come up with
a picking pattern yourselves.  I will tab out a few measures of stuff
that's important to the overall sound, but for most of it you're on your
own.  Good luck, and if you have trouble just refer to the lessons.  Play
around for a while; this is going to require practice.  And don't worry
about developing an exact copy of the song--I'm sure JT never did it the
same way twice either.  Remember, capo 2nd.

Capo 2nd Fret

INTRO:

                  D                 G       G/F#      Em7               A7sus4
   +  +  +  +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:--------------|-0h2-------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
B:--------------|---------3-------|-----3-------3---|---------3-------|---------3-----3-|
G:------------2-|-----2---------0-|---------0-------|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|
D:--------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|
A:--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:--------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|


D	       G       G/F#   Em7	A
In my mind I'm gone to Caro - lina
G		     A
   Can't you see the sunshine
Em7			  A
Can't you just feel the moon shining
D		     Bm
Ain't it just like a friend of mine
   G	    D/F#    E7
To hit me from behind
A7	D	Bm7	Em7  A7sus4
Yes I'm gone to Caro - lina in my    mind

Rhythm Figure 1
   D
 mind___
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----0h2p0-------|-0h2-------------|
B:---------------3-|-----3---------3-|
G:-------------2---|-----2-------2---|
D:-0---------------|---------0-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|

D		C
Karen she's a silver sun
	 G		      A
You best walk her way and watch it shinin'
Bm	     G			    A
   Watch her watch the mornin' come
  G		  D/F#		Bm7   E7  Em7
A silver tear appearing now I'm cry - in' ain't I
A7	D	Bm7    Em7   A7sus4
Yes I'm gone to Caro - lina in my mind

Rhythm Figure 1


      D			  C
There ain't no doubt it no ones mind
	G		  A
That loves the finest thing around
Bm	    G			  A
    Whisper something warm and kind
    G		    D/F#	    Bm7  E7  Em7
And hey babe the sky's on fire, I'm dy - in' ain't I
A7  D	    Bm7      Em7  A7sus4
I'm gone to Caro - lina in my mind

Rhythm Figure 1

These two verses are exactly the same as the first two.

In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moon shining
Maybe just like a friend of mine
It hit me from behind
Yes I'm gone to Carolina in my mind

Dark and silent late last night
I think I might have heard the highway calling
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
Signs that might be omens say I going, going
I'm gone to Carolina in my mind

       G		A		  Bm
With a holy host of others standing 'round me
F#m		    Em		      G
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon
A	    C		     G		       D
   And it seems like it goes on like this forever
	    C	    G/B     Em7
You must forgive me
A7sus4		D	Bm7	Em7  A7sus4
If I'm up and gone to Caro - lina in my mind

Rhythm Figure 1


In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Maybe just like a friend of mine
It hit me from behind
A7sus4  D	D/F#   G  D/F#  Em7   A7sus4	   D	    Bm7   A
Yes I'm gone to Caro - lina     in            my mind

G	D/F#    Em7   A7sus4    D	Bm7   A
Gone to Caro - lina in my     mind
(keeps repeating)

CHORDS USED (don't forget the capo)

G/F#	2x0033		A7	x02020
D/F#	20023x		A7sus4	x02033
Em7	022033		Bm	x24432
E7	020100		Bm7	x24232

For other chords, go to my Key to Chords page.