4/4 Key of C Tempo Moderate
intro: 1....4..5...4..1
v.1
1
I never new much about my dad
4
‘til I turn seventeen
5
I’d heard stories from my mom
4.................1
I would not believe
....^......^......^
of days gone past
4
and how he made her laugh
5................................4............1
As they danced in the Carolina rain
v.2
She told me of how he went to war
in some foriegn land
and how he came back to her
a changed a broken man
as the days went past
she devorced him at last
and we drove away in the Carolina rain
Chorus
1
She said his tears fell like rivers
6-
as he tried hide his shame
4
He hung his head and slumped
...............................5
as he shouldered the blame
1
She said a day didn’t pass
6-
he didn’t mention my name
4
Sittin’ on that front porch
..........5.....4.....1
In the Carolina rain
1....4..5...4..1
v.3
Then one day a letter came
with news about my dad
Of a broken man full of pain
and a life he tried to change
Love is strange
As I watched him pass away
to the rythum of the Carolina rain
Key change: Key of D
4.....5
Chorus 2
1
She said my tears fell like rivers
6-
as I tried hide the shame
4
I hung my head and slumped
..............................5
as I shouldered the pain
1
She said a day hasn’t passed
6-
I haven’t mentioned his name
4
standin' by my fathers grave
..........5.....4.....6-......
in the Carolina rain
Coda:
1....^.......^.....^.....
As memories pass
6-
Of father when he laughed
4
Sittin’ on that front porch
..........5......4....6-.......
In the Carolina rain
4
Sittin’ on the front porch
...........5.....4....1...
In the Carolina rain
1....4..5...4..1..............
© 2006 Music & Lyrics By Teddie Cochran * www.teddiecochran-music.com *
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