Intro: C C9 C F F9 F
He [C]hasn't seen a drop of rain for months it s[C9]eems
[F]Rollin' river is nothing but a trickling s[F9]tream
The c[C]rops are dying in the harsh sunl[C9]ight
[F]The dust on his tongue is d[F9]ry
The [Am]fatted calf is down to skin and b[F]ones
We carry [C]on[C9][C]
Al[C]one in the city and she's only sevent[C9]een
The boy l[F]eft her black and blue in the street [F9]so mean
Just t[C]welve weeks along and she's got a life ins[C9]ide
[F]Says she's never ever felt so al[F9]one
[Am]She walks in the shelter, they say "w[F]elcome home"
Chorus:
And we carry [C]on
[Dm]When our l[C/E]ives co[F]me undone
We carry [C]on
C[Dm]ause there's prom[C/E]ise in the m[F]orning sun
We carry [Am]on
As the dark surrenders [F]to the dawn[C/E]
We were [Bb]born to overcom[F]e
We carry [C]on
Beyond the [F]picket fences and the oil wells
The [C]happy endings and the fairy tales
[G]Is the reality of shattered lives and b[Dm]roken dreams
C C9 C F F9 F (x2) Bb F
We carry on Carry on
It's the f[C]amily that grieves for a lost lo[C9]ved one
It's the s[F]oldier who won't leave til the job is [F9]done
It's the a[C]ddict trying to turn his life ar[C9]ound
It's p[F]icking yourself off the ground when you've been knocked down
CHORUS (x2)
[C] [C9] [C] [F] [F9] [F]
He st[C]ands in the field, cooled by the winds of c[C9]hange
She sm[F]iles as her baby moves and it starts t[F9]o rain
He [C]hasn't seen a drop of rain for months it s[C9]eems
[F]Rollin' river is nothing but a trickling s[F9]tream
The c[C]rops are dying in the harsh sunl[C9]ight
[F]The dust on his tongue is d[F9]ry
The [Am]fatted calf is down to skin and b[F]ones
We carry [C]on[C9][C]
Al[C]one in the city and she's only sevent[C9]een
The boy l[F]eft her black and blue in the street [F9]so mean
Just t[C]welve weeks along and she's got a life ins[C9]ide
[F]Says she's never ever felt so al[F9]one
[Am]She walks in the shelter, they say "w[F]elcome home"
Chorus:
And we carry [C]on
[Dm]When our l[C/E]ives co[F]me undone
We carry [C]on
C[Dm]ause there's prom[C/E]ise in the m[F]orning sun
We carry [Am]on
As the dark surrenders [F]to the dawn[C/E]
We were [Bb]born to overcom[F]e
We carry [C]on
Beyond the [F]picket fences and the oil wells
The [C]happy endings and the fairy tales
[G]Is the reality of shattered lives and b[Dm]roken dreams
C C9 C F F9 F (x2) Bb F
We carry on Carry on
It's the f[C]amily that grieves for a lost lo[C9]ved one
It's the s[F]oldier who won't leave til the job is [F9]done
It's the a[C]ddict trying to turn his life ar[C9]ound
It's p[F]icking yourself off the ground when you've been knocked down
CHORUS (x2)
[C] [C9] [C] [F] [F9] [F]
He st[C]ands in the field, cooled by the winds of c[C9]hange
She sm[F]iles as her baby moves and it starts t[F9]o rain
