[Intro]
[G] [C] [G] [Em] [D]
[Verse 1]
[G]The first time I saw Carrie Brown
She was so young and [C]fair
A voice like spring rain [G]fallin' down and su[Em]nlight in her [D]hair
I'd [G]never seen her face before so I asked all [C]around
Her daddy owns a [G]grocery store and she lives [D]in Bristol [G]town
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie darlin' Carrie Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown be[Em]lieve I'd rather [D]die
[Verse 2]
[G]I laid my last ten dollars down
Though I didn't need a [C]thing
Just to touch sweet [G]Carrie Brown
When she [Em]handed me my [D]change
I [G]hung around 'till closin' time I scarce believed my [C]eyes
My darlin' walkin' [G]arm in arm
With a [D]boy named Billy [G]Wise
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown,I [Em]believe I'd rather [D]die
[Verse 3]
[G]I walked around in Bristol town a bitter broken [C]man
A heart that pined for [G]Carrie Brown and [Em]a pistol in my [D]hand
We [G]met again on State Street poor Billy Wise and [C]me
I shot him in [G]Virginia and he [D]died in Tennes[G]see
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie Darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown , I [Em]believe I'd rather [D]die
[Verse 4]
[G]Now I'm down in the Bristol jail and all I do is [C]cry
'Cause the jury found [G]me guilty and the [Em]judge says I must [D]die
I'm [G]just a poor young mountain boy
Ain't never been to [C]town
And I've come to [G]ruination for [D]the love of Carrie [G]Brown
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie darling Carrie, Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown, I [Em]believe I'd rather [D]die
[G] [C] [G] [Em] [D]
[Verse 1]
[G]The first time I saw Carrie Brown
She was so young and [C]fair
A voice like spring rain [G]fallin' down and su[Em]nlight in her [D]hair
I'd [G]never seen her face before so I asked all [C]around
Her daddy owns a [G]grocery store and she lives [D]in Bristol [G]town
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie darlin' Carrie Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown be[Em]lieve I'd rather [D]die
[Verse 2]
[G]I laid my last ten dollars down
Though I didn't need a [C]thing
Just to touch sweet [G]Carrie Brown
When she [Em]handed me my [D]change
I [G]hung around 'till closin' time I scarce believed my [C]eyes
My darlin' walkin' [G]arm in arm
With a [D]boy named Billy [G]Wise
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown,I [Em]believe I'd rather [D]die
[Verse 3]
[G]I walked around in Bristol town a bitter broken [C]man
A heart that pined for [G]Carrie Brown and [Em]a pistol in my [D]hand
We [G]met again on State Street poor Billy Wise and [C]me
I shot him in [G]Virginia and he [D]died in Tennes[G]see
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie Darling Carrie , Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown , I [Em]believe I'd rather [D]die
[Verse 4]
[G]Now I'm down in the Bristol jail and all I do is [C]cry
'Cause the jury found [G]me guilty and the [Em]judge says I must [D]die
I'm [G]just a poor young mountain boy
Ain't never been to [C]town
And I've come to [G]ruination for [D]the love of Carrie [G]Brown
[Chorus]
[G]Carrie darling Carrie, Carrie Brown I [C]cry
If I can't marry [G]Carrie Brown, I [Em]believe I'd rather [D]die
