Verse: B E B I went down to Houston and I stopped in San Antone B F# I passed up the station for the bus E B G#m E Was trying to find me something but I wasnʼt sure just what B F# B Man I ended up with pockets full of dust Verse: So I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane Bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance I was spendinʼ money like the way it likes to rain Man I ended up with pockets full of cane Chorus: G#m E B G#m E F# Oh my swe-eet Carolina, what compels me to go G#m E B G#m F# E Oh my swe-eet disposition, may you one day carry me home Verse: I ainʼt never been to Vegas but I gambled up my life Building newsprint boats I raced to sewer mains Trying to find me something but I wasnʼt sure just what Funny how they say that some things never change Chorus. Instrumental: G#m E B F# x3 B B G#m F# E Verse: Up here in the city, it feels like things are closinʼ in The sunsetʼs just my light bulb burning out I miss Kentucky and I miss my family All the sweetest winds they blow across the south Chorus. Outro: G#m F# B E May you one day carry me ho____me. G#m F# B E G#m F# B