Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

I went down to Houston

And I stopped at San Antone

And I passed up the station for the bus

And I was tryin to find me somethin

But I wasnt sure just what

And I ended up with pockets full of dust

And I went down to Cleveland

Thats where I went insane

I bought a borrowed suite and learned to dance

And I was spendin money

Like the way it likes to rain

Man I ended up with pockets full of cane

Refrain

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

Never been to Vegas

But I gambled of my life

Though the newsprint boats are raced in sewer mains

And I was tryin to find me somthin

But I wasnt sure just what

Funny how they say some things never change

Refrain

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

And out here in the city

seems like things are closing in

The sunset's just my light bulb burning out

I miss Kentucky

and I miss my family

All the sweetest winds they blow across the South

Refrain

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

May you one day carry me home