G                D              B             Em  D   
Picking up the pieces of my sweet shattered dream  
   C                G                 Dsus4 D   
I wonder how the old folks are tonight  
     G                  D                  B           Em        
Her name was Ann and I'll be damned if I recall her face  
 C                 D             G      
She left me not knowing what to do  
 
          F          C        D         G       
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you  
          F          C          D               
Carefree highway, you seen better days  
     Em              D            C       C/B   Asus4  A   
The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes  
 G          F          C        Dsus4        D     G       
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you  
 
F  C  D  G  F  C  Dsus4  D   
                                     
 G                D              B         Em  D  
Turning back the pages to the times I love best  
   C                G            Dsus4  D   
I wonder if she'll ever do the same  
    G                  D                B              Em        
Now the thing that I call living is just being satisfied  
 C                 D                 G     
With knowing I got no one left to blame  
 
          F          C        D          G       
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you  
          F          C          D               
Carefree highway, you seen better days  
     Em              D               C     C/B  Asus4   A   
The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes  
 G          F          C        Dsus4        D     G       
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you  
 
 G                D              B                 Em      D   
Searching through the fragments of my dream shattered sleep  
   C                G                 Dsus4   D   
I wonder if the years have closed her mind  
 G                  D                   B         Em        
I guess it must be wanderlust or trying to get free  
 C                 D                 G     
From the good old faithful feeling we once knew  
 
X2        F          C        D         G       
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you  
          F          C          D               
Carefree highway, you seen better days  
   Em             D             C         C/B    Asus4  A   
The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes  
 G          F          C        Dsus4        D      G       
Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you 

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1997 08:19:55 -0500
From: Dan Nicholas 
Subject: CRD: Carefree Highway  By  Gordon Lightfoot

Carefree Highway
Performed By Gordon Lightfoot
Written By Gordon Lightfoot
>From the SUNDOWN LP  (1973)
Moore Music

Chord Shapes
============
       EADGBE
D......XX0232
C......X32010
G......320003
A......X02220
Asus4..X02230
F#.....244322
Bm.....X24432
D/F#...2X0232
Esus4..022200
E......022100


Carefree Highway
Capo 3rd fret

intro.... D   C   G   Asus4   A

D              A           F#                Bm    A
Pickin up the pieces of my sweet shattered dream
   G             D                Asus4    A
I wonder how the old folks are tonight
     D              A                F#            Bm
Her name was Ann & I'll be damned if I recall her face
G                 A             D
She left me not knowing what to do.

Cho....
    D        C      G        A            D
    Carefree Highway let me slip away on you
             C      G            A
    Carefree highway you've seen better days
         Bm           A             G         D/F#    Esus4   E
    The morning after blues from my head down  to  my shoes
    D        C      G       Asus4      A             D  C  G  A  D  C  G
Asus4  A
    Carefree Highway let me slip away  slip away on you

Turnin back the pages to the times I love best
I wonder if she'll ever do the same
Now the thing that I call living is just being satisfied
With knowin I got no one left to blame

Cho...
    Carefree Highway I got to see you my old flame
    Carefree highway you've seen better days
    The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes
    Carefree Highway let me slip away let me slip away on you


Searchin thru the fragments of my dream shattered sleep
I wonder if the years have closed her mind
Well I guess it must be wander lust or trying to get free
>From the good old faithful feeling we once knew

Cho...
    Carefree Highway let me slip away on you
    Carefree highway you've seen better days
    The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes
    Carefree Highway let me slip away let me slip away on you

    Carefree Highway I got to see you my old flame
    Carefree highway you've seen better days
    The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes
    Carefree Highway let me slip away let me slip away on you


Dan Nicholas
nicholdb@istar.ca
az252@freenet.carleton.ca
Arnprior, On. Canada