Standard Tuning D I went down to Houston G D And I stopped at San Antone A And I passed up the station for the bus G And I was tryin to find me somethin D A G But I wasnt sure just what D G D And I ended up with pockets full of dust D And I went down to Cleveland G D Thats where I went insane A I bought a borrowed suite and learned to dance G And I was spendin money D A G Like the way it likes to rain D G D Man I ended up with pockets full of cane G D Oh my sweet Carolina G A What compels me to go G D Oh my sweet disposition D A G May you one day carry me home D Never been to Vegas G D But I gambled of my life A Though the newsprint boats are raced in sewer mains G And I was tryin to find me somthin D A G But I wasnt sure just what D G D Funny how they say some things never change G D Oh my sweet Carolina G A What compels me to go G D Oh my sweet disposition D A G May you one day carry me home D And out here in the city G D seems like things are closing in A The sunset's just my light bulb burning out G I miss Kentucky D A G and I miss my family D G D All the sweetest winds they blow across the South G D Oh my sweet Carolina G A What compels me to go G D Oh my sweet disposition D A G May you one day carry me home D A G May you one day carry me home