Carolina Drama Acoustic Chords & Tabs
Carolina Drama Acoustic Chords
This is just the chords with the two main riffs incorporated for when you're playing
solo acoustic or something, thought it sounded pretty good.
First riff:
E---------------0-|
B--5--5/3--3-3--1-|
G--7--7/5--4-5--2-|
D---------------2-|
A---------------0-|
E-----------------|
Second riff, when the D chord is about to transition back to Amin:
E--3-3-2-0-2--0--|
B--3-3-3-2-3--1--|
G--2-2-2-3-2--2--|
D--0-0-0-0-0--2--|
A-------------0--|
E----------------|
simple enough. Chords:
Am
I'm not sure if there's a point to the story
C G
but I'm going to tell it again
Am
So many other people try to tell the tale
C G
not one of them knows the end
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_raconteurs/carolina_drama_acoustic_crd.html ]
Am
It was a junk-house in South Carolina
C G
Held a boy the age of ten
Am
Along with his Older brother Billy
C G Am
And a mother and her boyfriend
D
Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
D
That were given to him when he was young
Am
And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
C G Em Am
And thank god he didn't own a gun
(same progression through the next verse, but at the end it goes:)
Am C G Em G F Am
Then during the break:
Am G F
(The next verse is the same chords. After the next break, it goes:)
Am
Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
Am
He turned around and put the lock on the door
Dm
He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
E
His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
Those 4 chords repeat until the end where it returns to the Am C G format.
Simple enough. Enjoy!