Brandi Carlile - Caroline: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Caroline" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
I woke up long after dawn,
20 years had come and gone
A
I know when it changed for me,
a day in June you came to me
      F#
I've seen through someone else's
eyes with nothing on the other side
B
Every motel, every town pieces
scattered all around

A
Promises that I can't be,
someone's heart that I can't keep
E
Days so long I couldn't speak,
roads so rocky I can't sleep
    F#
But I've seen things so beautiful
all around this broken world
      B
That pale in comparison to you

Chorus:
 E B A E B                   E
Caroline I'm on my way back home to you
  A               E               F#
Imagine what I'm going through without
           B
you by my side
B            E     B    A    E   B
It's been a long, long time, oh won't
            E
you say a prayer for me
   A               E             F#
I hope you will remember me, you are
                B
always on my mind

I have seen the canyon lands
Crooked lines like in your hands
You'd swear the earth was split in two
I wouldn't lie, I promise you
That I have seen it, you will too
You could not believe if not for
Photographs I took for you
Caroline

They've built towers to the sky
It hurts sometimes to watch them try
They run themselves into the ground
But I know you will love them
And their city lights and city sounds
There's beauty in the struggle
Anytime I feel it get me down
I see you smiling

Chorus

B
My Caroline

Now I have seen things in the sky
Stars and lights and birds and I
I've been rocky mountain high
And told them all about you
Because you are still the only thing
That constantly amazes me
I love the road and I've been blessed
But I love you best

Chorus

F#                    B
You are always on my mind, my Caroline


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Caroline" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Caroline" by Brandi Carlile.