Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait
Tuning: , E A D G B E
"Carrying Your Love With Me" - George Strait
Released 1997
Link to playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nsJ5dA_H23Ct03fPklXgVCcieT0aLg64w
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1. Round About Way
2. Carrying Your Love with Me *
3. One Night at a Time
4. She'll Leave You with a Smile
5. Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)
6. Today My World Slipped Away
7. I've Got a Funny Feeling
8. The Nerve
9. That's Me (Every Chance I Get) *
10. A Real Good Place to Start
* = capo on 1st fret
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1.) "Round About Way"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gd-PAvUHMw
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
As far as all
my friends can
tell, I took
her leaving we
ll, that's kin
da right
'cause when I'
m out with the
m, I don't let
her memory ru
le the night
For the most p
art, I'm OK
But I still mi
ss her in a ro
und about way
[Chorus]
Around about t
he time that m
idnight rolls
around
That's around
about the time
my tears star
t falling down
'cause she's n
ot around... I
come unwound.
.. and my hear
t breaks
Yeah, I still
miss her in a
round about wa
y
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
I no longer si
t alone for ho
urs by the pho
ne, wishing sh
e would call
And just the o
ther day, I to
ok her smiling
face down off
my wall
I've come a lo
ng, long way
But I still mi
ss her in a ro
und about way
[Chorus]
Around about t
he time that m
idnight rolls
around
That's around
about the time
my tears star
t falling down
'cause she's n
ot around... I
come unwound.
.. and my hear
t breaks
Yeah, I still
miss her in a
round about wa
y
Yeah, I still
miss her in a
round about wa
y
[Outro]
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2.) "Carrying Your Love with Me"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4YI1faPwU
Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Baby, all I go
t is this beat
up leather ba
g
And everything
I own don't f
ill up half
But don't y
ou worry 'bout
the way I pac
k
All I care abo
ut is getting
back real soon
A goodbye kiss
is all I need
from you
[Chorus]
'cause I'm
carrying your
love with me
West Virgin
ia down to Ten
nessee
I'll be mov
ing with the g
ood Lord's spe
ed
Carrying yo
ur love with m
e
It's my streng
th for holding
on
Every minut
e that I have
to be gone
I'll have ever
ything I'll ev
er need
I'm carrying y
our love with
me
[Verse 2]
On a lonely hi
ghway stuck ou
t in the rain
Darling, all I
have to do is
speak your na
me
The clouds rol
l back and the
waters part
The sun starts
shining in my
heart for you
You're right t
here in everyt
hing I do
[Chorus]
'cause I'm
carrying your
love with me
West Virgin
ia down to Ten
nessee
I'll be mov
ing with the g
ood Lord's spe
ed
Carrying yo
ur love with m
e
It's my streng
th for holding
on
Every minut
e that I have
to be gone
I'll have ever
ything I'll ev
er need
I'm carrying y
our love with
me
[Slide Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
It's my streng
th for holding
on
Every minut
e that I have
to be gone
I'll have ever
ything I'll ev
er need
I'm carrying y
our love with
me
I'm carrying y
our love with
me
[Outro Chorus]
'cause I'm
carrying your
love with me
West Virgin
ia down to Ten
nessee
I'll be mov
ing with the g
ood Lord's spe
ed
Carrying yo
ur love with m
e
[Outro]
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3.) "One Night at a Time"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vd5gQGbp1w
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I'm not yours
and baby, you'
re not mine
We've got some
thing and it s
ure is fine
Let's take our
love... one n
ight at a time
There's one th
ing that we bo
th agree
I like you and
baby, you lik
e me
Let's take our
love... one n
ight at a time
[Chorus]
All night, lov
e all night
Practice makes
perfect, gonn
a get it right
Gonna get it r
ight... one ni
ght at a time
All night, lov
e all night
Practice makes
perfect, gonn
a get it right
Gonna get it r
ight... one ni
ght at a time
[Bridge]
Oh, I think ab
out you all da
y long
It feels so go
od, it can't b
e wrong
I got my finge
rs crossed tha
t this goes on
and on
[Verse 2]
Tomorrow, well
, that's anoth
er day
Come on, baby,
now, what do
you say?
Let's take our
love... one n
ight at a time
[Chorus]
All night, lov
e all night
Practice makes
perfect, gonn
a get it right
Gonna get it r
ight... one ni
ght at a time
[Slide Guitar/Fiddle Solo]
[Bridge]
Oh, I think ab
out you all da
y long
It feels so go
od, it can't b
e wrong
I got my finge
rs crossed tha
t this goes on
and on
[Chorus]
All night, lov
e all night
Practice makes
perfect, gonn
a get it right
Gonna get it r
ight... one ni
ght at a time
All night, lov
e all night
Practice makes
perfect, gonn
a get it right
Gonna get it r
ight... one ni
ght at a time
All night, lov
e all night
Practice makes
perfect, gonn
a get it right
Gonna get it r
ight... one ni
ght at a time
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4.) "She'll Leave You with a Smile"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvaGN7zlFq4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I can see you'
re falling for
her
Friend, you kn
ow she once wa
s mine
So I guess I o
ught to warn y
ou
'cause you're
showing all th
e signs
[Chorus]
She's a devil,
she's an ange
l
She's a woman,
she's a child
She's a hearta
che when she l
eaves you
But she'll lea
ve you with a
smile
[Verse 2]
When she held
me, it was hea
ven
It was worth t
he losing pain
And when she's
gone, she'll
leave you wish
ing
She'd just rol
l your way aga
in
[Chorus]
She's a devil,
she's an ange
l
She's a woman,
she's a child
She's a hearta
che when she l
eaves you
But she'll lea
ve you with a
smile
[Outro Chorus]
Yeah, she's a
devil, (she's
a devil) she's
an angel (she
's an angel)
She's a woman,
she's a child
She's a hearta
che when she l
eaves you
But she'll lea
ve you with a
smile
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5.) "Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtyOcjctqmA
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well, I was ou
t a-drinking w
ith a couple o
f friends of m
ine
When the barte
nder handed me
the telephone
, said "There'
s a wife on th
e line"
I told her I w
as just a-drin
king with a co
uple of buddie
s I knew
Well, she told
me in a few s
hort words jus
t what she wan
ted me to do
[Chorus]
She said, "Won
't you come ho
me and talk to
a stranger?
You might even
make yourself
a friend."
She said, "Won
't you come ho
me and talk to
a stranger?
It's the only
place in days
you haven't be
en."
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Well, I sat th
ere about an h
our, talking w
ith the rest o
f the guys
When she walke
d through that
front door, s
he had "get ho
me" in her eye
s
She said, "You
've danced and
talked with e
very woman in
town but me
And if you'd j
ust come aroun
d the house, y
ou might like
my company."
[Chorus]
She said, "Won
't you come ho
me and talk to
a stranger?
You might even
make yourself
a friend."
She said, "Won
't you come ho
me and talk to
a stranger?
It's the only
place in days
you haven't be
en."
She said, "Won
't you come ho
me and talk to
a stranger?
You might even
make yourself
a friend."
She said, "Won
't you come ho
me and talk to
a stranger?
It's the only
place in days
you haven't be
en."
[Outro]
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6.) "Today My World Slipped Away"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxCyNOAKF1g
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
We made it
final today
I gave you
all I had, you
made your get
away
All the lov
e we once made
Turned to m
emories today
I left the
courtroom and
went straight
to church
I hit my kn
ees and told G
od how much I
hurt
There's not
hing left of m
y heart
It's gonna be
so hard to mak
e a new start
[Chorus]
'cause today,
my world slipp
ed away
We buried the
plans that we
made
And tonight, I
'm alone and a
fraid
'cause today,
my world slipp
ed away
[Verse 2]
All my frie
nds say I'll m
ake it alright
I'll recove
r and start a
new life
But that'll
be so hard to
do
'cause living
ain't worth li
ving without y
ou
[Chorus]
'cause today,
my world slipp
ed away
We buried the
plans that we
made
And tonight, I
'm alone and a
fraid
'cause today,
my world slipp
ed away
'cause today,
my world slipp
ed away
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7.) "I've Got a Funny Feeling"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzi4DDdTz8s
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well, my baby'
s wearing a pe
rmanent smile
A satisfied lo
ok I ain't see
n for a while
I ain't had no
raise or fulf
illed any drea
ms
But something'
s come over my
baby, it seem
s
[Chorus]
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my honey
Lord, I love t
hat child, lov
e to see her s
mile, but thes
e circumstance
s ain't funny
Where lies a d
anger, is he a
stranger or a
pal?
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my gal
[Verse 2]
If I came home
early, Lord,
what would I f
ind?
Maybe I'd rath
er just walk a
round blind
I know baby lo
ves me, Lord,
I understand
I know how emo
tions can get
out of hand
[Chorus]
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my honey
Lord, I love t
hat child, lov
e to see her s
mile, but thes
e circumstance
s ain't funny
Where lies a d
anger, is he a
stranger or a
pal?
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my gal
[Guitar/Fiddle Solo]
[Verse 3]
Wherever he is
, well, I'm ca
lling his bluf
f
I'm gonna star
t wearing that
good-smelling
stuff
And I'll be th
e lover that I
used to be
Whatever she's
missing, she'
ll get it from
me
[Chorus]
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my honey
Lord, I love t
hat child, lov
e to see her s
mile, but thes
e circumstance
s ain't funny
Where lies a d
anger, is he a
stranger or a
pal?
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my gal
I've got a fun
ny feeling, so
mebody's steal
ing my gal
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8.) "The Nerve"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uvBVdwgaG4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I'm glad I had
the nerve to
talk to you th
at day
I could just a
s easily have
let you get aw
ay
In that crowde
d airport, far
from my homet
own
If I had lost
my courage the
n, you wouldn'
t be around
I'm glad I had
the nerve
[Verse 2]
And I'm glad h
e had the nerv
e to get down
on his knees
And say, "I bo
ught this ring
for you. Won'
t you wear it,
please?"
My daddy sure
touched someth
ing in my mama
's heart someh
ow
If he hadn't,
I sure wouldn'
t be here with
you now
I'm glad he ha
d the nerve
[Chorus]
Or I never wou
ld have lived
like this, or
learned like t
his
Or laughed lik
e this, or lov
ed like this
[Verse 3]
I'm glad he ha
d the nerve to
sail across t
he sea
My great-grand
addy's great-g
randpa in eigh
teen thirty-th
ree
He met an Indi
an maiden in t
he Smoky Mount
ain mist
If they hadn't
crossed that
line, I would
not exist
I'm glad they
had the nerve
[Verse 4]
And I'm glad H
e had the nerv
e while starin
g into space
To give this u
niverse a time
and a place
With one tiny
atom or an Ada
m and an Eve
However you lo
ok at it, what
ever you belie
ve
I'm glad He ha
d the nerve
[Chorus]
Or we never wo
uld have lived
like this, or
learned like
this
Or laughed lik
e this, or lov
ed like this
Thank God He h
ad the nerve
[Outro]
And I'm glad I
had the nerve
to talk to yo
u that day
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9.) "That's Me (Every Chance I Get)"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZADB_IWktY
Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Picture a fell
ow with his bo
ots shined up
A new coat of
clean on his p
ickup truck
Ringing your d
oorbell, think
ing about love
Hey, honey, th
at's me
[Chorus]
That's me w
ith a capital
M
That's me,
ten times ten
I ain't wor
ked up my cour
age yet
But that's me
every chance I
get
[Verse 2]
Picture a fell
ow at a pictur
e show
His arm around
you in the ve
ry last row
Stealing a kis
s as the credi
ts roll
Yeah, honey, t
hat's me
[Chorus]
That's me w
ith a capital
M
That's me,
ten times ten
I ain't wor
ked up my cour
age yet
But that's me
every chance I
get (Ah, play
it boys)
[Slide Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
I never dea
lt with such a
big deal
How to tell
you how I fee
l
I'll be you
r fella in not
hing flat
Honey, just
picture that
[Chorus]
That's me w
ith a capital
M
That's me,
ten times ten
I ain't wor
ked up my cour
age yet
But that's me
every chance I
get
That's me w
ith a capital
M
That's me,
ten times ten
I ain't wor
ked up my cour
age yet
But that's me
every chance I
get
Yeah, that's m
e every chance
I get
Honey, that's
me every chanc
e I get
[Outro]
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10.) "A Real Good Place to Start"
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Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8TwfGtQquo
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Still reeling
from a relatio
nship that lef
t me torn in t
wo
Trying to find
that first st
ep that leads
to someone new
Getting me bac
k together, di
dn't know it c
ould be so har
d
But if I'm eve
r gonna mend t
his broken hea
rt
You look like
a real good pl
ace to start
[Chorus]
I need a new b
eginning
And girl, you
fit right in
Sometimes, a n
ew beginning
Is found in an
old friend
If I'm ever go
nna mend this
broken heart
You look like
a real good pl
ace to start
[Verse 2]
There've been
times when you
and him just
couldn't get a
long
I'd hear yo
ur knock, then
let you in, b
e your shoulde
r to cry on
And now, he's
finally left y
ou and I find
you in my arms
If I'm ever go
nna mend this
broken heart
You look like
a real good pl
ace to start
[Chorus]
I need a new b
eginning
And girl, you
fit right in
Sometimes, a n
ew beginning
Is found in an
old friend
If I'm ever go
nna mend this
broken heart
You look like
a real good pl
ace to start
[Outro Chorus]
If I'm ever go
nna mend this
broken heart
You look like
a real good pl
ace to start
[Outro]