[verse 1] Bm A Em Oh, Carolina creeks running through my veins Em A Lost I was born, lonesome I came Bm Lonesome I'll always stay Bm A Em Carolina knows why, for years, I roam Em A Free as these birds, light as whispers Bm Carolina knows [pre-chorus] Bm And you didn't see me here Bm No, they never did see me here D A Em And she's in my dreams [chorus] Em D Into the mist, into the clouds A Em Don't leave Em D I make a fist, I'll make it count A Em And there are places I will never, ever go Bm A And things that only Em Carolina will ever know [verse 2] Bm A Em Carolina stains on the dress she left Em A Indelible scars, pivotal marks Bm Blue as the life she fled Bm A Em Carolina pines, won't you cover me? Em A Hide me like robes down the back road Bm Muddy these webs we weave [pre-chorus] Bm And you didn't see me here Bm Oh, they never did see me here [verse 3] Bm A Em Oh, Carolina knows why for years they've said Em A That I was guilty as sin Bm and sleep in a liar's bed Bm But the sleep comes fast A Em and I'll meet no ghosts Em A It's between me, the sand, and the sea Bm Carolina knows