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Zara Larsson - Carry You Home Chords

ChordsEm, D, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram


[Em] [D] [C] [C] [D] [Em] [Em] [D] [C] [C] [D] [Em]
[Em]I’ve been knocked [D]down,
I’ve been [C]lost, with the [C]ground shaking [D]under my [Em]feet
[Em]I gave it [D]all to [C]someone, who’d [C]said [D]fire, [Em]run


[Em]I’ve been I’ve [D]been through the [C]days, when [C]bright love [D]turns into [Em]hate
You [Em]bend and you [D]bend til’ you [C]break, til’ the [C]light [D]all [Em]gone


[Em]When the one you [D]care for just [C]takes it all, [C]washing you [D]down like a [Em]waterfall
[Em]You lose the [D]way and you [C]hit the wall, I’d [C]be the one, I’d [D]be the one, I’d [Em]be the one


To carry you [Em] [D]home, [C]when it [C]hurts like you’ve [D]crashed from [Em]above
Heal your broken [Em] [D]bones, [C]when you [C]can’t move your [D]heart’s still [Em]locked out
You [Em]rise, you [D]rise, you [C]rise, [C]sometimes you [D]need [Em]someone, to carry you [Em] [D]home [C]
When it [C]hurts like you’ve [D]crashed from [Em]above, when it’s [Em]true [D]love [C]


[C] [D] [Em]
[Em]I’ve been knocked [D]down on my [C]own, when the [C]water’s too [D]deep and too [Em]cold
[Em]Sleepless [D]so many [C]nights, with a [C]broken [D]heart [Em]running wild
[Em]When the one you [D]care for just [C]takes it all, [C]washing you [D]down like a [Em]waterfall
[Em]You lose the [D]way and you [C]hit the wall, I’d [C]be the one, I’d [D]be the one, I’d [Em]be the one


To carry you [Em] [D]home, [C]when it [C]hurts like you’ve [D]crashed from [Em]above
Heal your broken [Em] [D]bones, [C]when you [C]can’t move your [D]heart’s still [Em]locked out
You [Em]rise, you [D]rise, you [C]rise, [C]sometimes you [D]need [Em]someone, to carry you [Em] [D]home [C]
When it [C]hurts like you’ve [D]crashed from [Em]above, when it’s [Em]true love [D] [C]
When it’s [C]true love, [D] [Em]when it’s [Em]true love [D] [C]
Oh I’d [C]be the the one, I’d [D]be the the one, I’d [Em]be the the one


To carry you [Em] [D]home, [C]when it [C]hurts like you’ve [D]crashed from [Em]above
Heal your broken [Em] [D]bones, [C]when you [C]can’t move your [D]heart’s still [Em]locked out
You [Em]rise, you [D]rise, you [C]rise, [C]sometimes you [D]need [Em]someone, to carry you [Em] [D]home [C]
When it [C]hurts like you’ve [D]crashed from [Em]above, when it’s [Em]true love [D] [C]


[Em] [D] [C]
[Em]I gave it [D]all to [C]someone, who’d [C]said [D]fire [Em]run

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Album1
Year2014
KeyEm

How to play Carry You Home on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Zara Larsson - Carry You Home on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Carry You Home uses these transitions most often: D → C (30), Em → D (30), and C → D (28). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
D to C

3. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
C to Em

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Carry You Home.

  • Carry You Home includes 118 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Carry You Home contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Carry You Home connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → D: 17%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%