"Carry Me Home" by The Murmurs
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
March 16, 1995
All guitars with capo on 2nd fret
Gtr. 1 (12-string)
h hammer-on
(Gtr. 1 plays this ^ during the verses except when there are chords played)
Gtr. 2 (6-string)
Riff 1:
Riff 2:
Riff 3:
Riff 4:
Riff 5:
Verse 1:
(Riff 1)
Sun wakes me up
I think I'm losing everything
I wanna go back to bed
(Riff 2)
I feel much better there
[C]The funny thing is
G (Riff 2)
You look a lot like the devil
(Riff 2) C G A
Isn't it strange how dreams can seem so real
Verse 2:
I shiver too much
(Riff 2)
I waste too much, I
(Riff 2)
My struggle is my shame I can't let go
I'm lo[C]oking for
G (Riff 2)
my simple sense of mind
I need someone to carry me home [C][G][A]
Chorus:
A G
(Oh la la la laa oh la la la la la la)
Days - go - by
I st[D]ill wanna know what it's like to be a butte[A]rfly
A G
(I've been around the world, seen a lot of faces, know a lot of people,
been to a lot of places)
Days - go - by
D A (Riff 4)
I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly
Verse 3:
(Riff 2)
Tamed by fear and numbed by sleep I wake
My routine life is calling me again
An[C]other day
An[G]other thought gone by
C G A (Riff 3)
I need someone to carry me home
Bridge:
Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2
Ca[Dm]rry me home, carry me home
Gtr.1
Gtr. 2
Ca[Dm]rry me home, carry me home
Gtr.1
Gtr. 2
Ca[Dm]rry me home, carry me home
Ho[A] - me
(Repeat bridge)
Chorus (instead of "Oh la la..." sing "I've been around...")
D A (Riff 5)
I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly
Verse:
(Riff 1)
I wanna go back to bed I feel much better there
I wanna go back to bed I feel much better
D (Gtr. 1 let ring)
I wanna go back to bed I feel much better
Special Chords:
A G
OO OO
EADGBe EADGBe
IIIII - 5th fret IIIII - 3rd fret
IIIII IIIII
IIII IIII
O - open string
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Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
March 16, 1995
All guitars with capo on 2nd fret
Gtr. 1 (12-string)
e--------2-------------2------------2---------------------------
B------------3------------3------------3----------3-------------
G----2--------------2------------2-----------------------0h2----
D-0--------------0------------0--------------0------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
h hammer-on
(Gtr. 1 plays this ^ during the verses except when there are chords played)
Gtr. 2 (6-string)
Riff 1:
e---------------------------------------
B---3--2--0-----------------------------
G------------2--0--2----0---------------
D----------------------------4--0-------
Riff 2:
e---------------------------
B---3--2--0-----------------
G------------2--------------
Riff 3:
e------------0--------------
B---3--2--3-----3--2--0-----
Riff 4:
e---0-----0----------------
B------2-----2-------------
Riff 5:
e------12---------
B-----------------
Verse 1:
(Riff 1)
Sun wakes me up
I think I'm losing everything
I wanna go back to bed
(Riff 2)
I feel much better there
[C]The funny thing is
G (Riff 2)
You look a lot like the devil
(Riff 2) C G A
Isn't it strange how dreams can seem so real
Verse 2:
I shiver too much
(Riff 2)
I waste too much, I
(Riff 2)
My struggle is my shame I can't let go
I'm lo[C]oking for
G (Riff 2)
my simple sense of mind
I need someone to carry me home [C][G][A]
Chorus:
A G
(Oh la la la laa oh la la la la la la)
Days - go - by
I st[D]ill wanna know what it's like to be a butte[A]rfly
A G
(I've been around the world, seen a lot of faces, know a lot of people,
been to a lot of places)
Days - go - by
D A (Riff 4)
I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly
Verse 3:
(Riff 2)
Tamed by fear and numbed by sleep I wake
My routine life is calling me again
An[C]other day
An[G]other thought gone by
C G A (Riff 3)
I need someone to carry me home
Bridge:
Gtr. 1
e---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---
B---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---
G---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---
Gtr. 2
Ca[Dm]rry me home, carry me home
Gtr.1
e---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---
B---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---
G---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---
Gtr. 2
Ca[Dm]rry me home, carry me home
Gtr.1
e---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---
B---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---
G---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---
Gtr. 2
Ca[Dm]rry me home, carry me home
Ho[A] - me
(Repeat bridge)
Chorus (instead of "Oh la la..." sing "I've been around...")
D A (Riff 5)
I still wanna know what it's like to be a butterfly
Verse:
(Riff 1)
I wanna go back to bed I feel much better there
I wanna go back to bed I feel much better
D (Gtr. 1 let ring)
I wanna go back to bed I feel much better
Special Chords:
A G
OO OO
EADGBe EADGBe
IIIII - 5th fret IIIII - 3rd fret
IIIII IIIII
IIII IIII
O - open string
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