I Run the Carousel Teitur
Notes:
+ On the album he seems to play the C and G/B chords as indicated on the left.
I included alternate fingerings in parenthesis on the right as an easier version
(plus the transitions are smoother when you stay in one position on the neck).
+ The general pattern for picking in the verse is low-mid-high-mid. He includes
variations throughout where he just plays low-high-low-high, such as F and Fsus2.
+ I'm not entirely certain that the low E string rings throughout all the chords
in the chorus. But without it, the chorus sounds kind of weak. The ringing
low E adds power, so I included it.
+ The dashes for the chords in the chorus are just to remind you to strum the
chord once and then directly strum the next chord following the dash. Listen
to the song and you'll get the pattern.
+ After the second and third chorus there is a weird transition section. It's hard
to tell what exactly is going on here, but the overall harmony sounds like
the indicated G#maj7 chord so just play around with that.
~AW
8xx98x : C (or x320xx)
755xxx : G/B (or x200xx)
133xxx : F5
355xxx : G5
1xx2xx : F
1xx0xx : Fsus2
==============
07555x : C/E
06444x : B/E
0.10.8.8.8.x : Eb/E
09777x : D/E
08666x : Db/E
==============
3554xx : G
2443xx : F#
5755xx : Am7
4644xx : G#m7
8.10.8.8.x.x : Cm7
7977xx : Bm7
6866xx : Bbm7
==============
4x5543 : G#maj7
(Intro)
e---------- ----------------- B-(8)------ ----------------- G---------- -------0--------- D----0---0- (x6) ---0-------0---0- A------7--- -----7---7---7--- E--8------- -8---------------
[C] I run the [G/B]carousel
[F5] With horses and[G5] tinkerbell
[C]Late night [G/B]by the [F]canal[Fsus2]
[C] You wouldn't [G/B]notice me
[F5] I have a[G5] tendency
To [C]blend [G/B] with the [F]music[Fsus2]
I run the [C/E]carousel
[B/E] [-] [C/E] [B/E] [-] [C/E]
[Eb/E] [-] [D/E] [-] [Db/E] [-] [B/E] [-] [C/E]
[B/E] [-] [C/E] [B/E] [-] [C/E]
[Eb/E] [-] [D/E] [-] [Db/E] [-] [B/E]
[C] Children [G/B]swirl around
[F5] Like drapes in a[G5] summertown
[C]Husbands [G/B]kindle their [F]wives[Fsus2]
[C] Sometimes it [G/B]tortures me
[F5] The envy and the[G5] jealousy
[C] But I [G/B]never [F]panic[Fsus2]
I run the [C/E]carousel
[B/E] [-] [C/E] [B/E] [-] [C/E] [B/E] [-] [C/E]
[G] [F#] [-] [G] [F#] [-] [G] [F#] [-] [G]
I run the [C/E]carousel
[B/E] [-] [C/E] [B/E] [-] [C/E] [B/E] [-] [C/E]
[G] [F#] [-] [G] [F#] [-] [G] [F#] [-] [G]
I run the [Am7]carousel
[G#m7] [-] [Am7] [G#m7] [-] [Am7]
[Cm7] [-] [Bm7] [-] [Bbm7] [-] [G#m7] [-] [Am7]
[G#m7] [-] [Am7] [G#m7] [-] [Am7] [G#m7] [-] [Am7]
[G#maj7]
[C] Sometimes when the [G/B]birds fly over
[F5]I look up, but I don't [G5]want to go nowhere
I got [C]lives to save [G/B] under the [F]open[Fsus2]
[C] I live as a [G/B]mystery man
[F5] And I sleep in a [G5]caravan
[C] And I [G/B]love every[F]body[Fsus2]
(Chorus: Same as the second chorus above)
(Then transitions to G#maj7 section)
(Followed by intro riff)
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.guitaretab.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
