Carolina In The Pines Song Lyrics and Chords by Michael Martin Murphey
Carolina In The Pines
Written and Recorded by Michael Martin Murphey
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She came to me said she
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knew
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Said she'd
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known me a long
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time
And she
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spoke of being in
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love
With every
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mountain she had
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climbed
And she talked of trails she
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walked
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above the timber
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line
From that
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night on I knew I'd
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write
songs
With Caro
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lina in the
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pines
There's a new moon on the
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14th
First
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quarter the
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21st
And the
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full moon in the last
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week
Brings a
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fullness to this
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earth
There's no guesswork in the
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clockwork
All the
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worlds are all
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mine
There are
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nights I only feel
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right
With Caro
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lina in the
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pines
When the frost shows on the
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window
And the
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wood stove smokes and
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glows
As the
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fire grows we will
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warm
ourselves
Watching
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rainbows in the
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cold
And we'll talk of trails we
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walked
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above the timber
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line
There are
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nights I only
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feel
right
With Caro
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lina in the
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pines
FAQ
Who sang the the song Carolina In The Pines?
- The song Carolina In The Pines was sang by Michael Martin Murphey.
Who is Michael Martin Murphey?
- Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, country music and popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins in 1959. He has recorded the hit singles "Wildfire", "Carolina in the Pines", "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love", "What She Wants", "Don't Count the Rainy Days", and "Maybe This Time". Murphey is also the author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment". Murphey has become a prominent musical voice for the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy.
