From: Jonathan Gilana
«Carry Me Home» by The Murmurs
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
C
I’m looking for
G (Riff 2)
my simple sense of mind
C G A
I need someone to carry me home
Chorus:
*A *G
(Oh la la la laa oh la la la la la la)
Days — go — by
D A
I still wanna know what it’s like to be a butterfly
*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
C
Another day
G
Another 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
Dm
Carry 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
Dm
Carry 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
Dm
Carry me home, carry me home
A
Ho — 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
III*II III*II
I**III I**III
O — open string