Carrying Cathy by Ben Folds Lyric and Guitar Chords

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from ‘Rockin’ The Suburbs’ (2001)

CAPO 4th FRET

(Original Key: F#)

Intro:

D G, D G, C F, C F
D G, D G, C F, C, Bbmaj7,

Verse 1:

Her window was [D/C]hung like a painting,
She [D/B]worried it might come to life.
She stared for hours.

So obsessed was I, [D/C]and self-absorbed that I,
[D/B] Didn’t see that she was, cry-ing.

Chorus 1:

There was always someone carrying,
There was always someone carrying,
Always someone’s carrying Cathy.

Interlude:

D G, D G, C F, C (x2)

Verse 2:

There were times when I’d [D/C]find myself saying that;
[D/B] “Friends, you don’t understand”,
And she’s different, when it’s just me and her.

And I closed the door and I [D/C]tried to hang on,
And she [D/B]sank into the dark. I was over my head.

Chorus 2:

There was always someone carrying,
There was always someone carrying,
Always someone’s carrying Cathy.

Interlude:

D G, D G, C F, C

Bridge 1:

We gave you everything; you could have been anything.
We gave you everything; you could have done anything.

But to i-magine a fall, with no one at all to catch you.

Chorus 3:

There’d always been someone…

Then one night, she climbed into the picture frame.
Out in the frozen air, and out, of sight.

Verse 3:

Woke up sad from this [D/C]dream I’ve been having,
The [D/B]last couple nights or so.

With her father and brothers, we’re [D/C]all at the funeral,
[D/B] Carrying a box through the rain.
Then somebody says that it’s always been this way.

Chorus 4:

There was always someone carrying,
There was always someone carrying,
Always someone’s carrying…
Always someone’s carrying… Cathy.

Outro:

D G, D G, C F, D

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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[D/C]
xx0232 320003 x32010 133211 x13231 x30230

[D/B]
x20230 x02220 355333 x02210 xx0211 xx0201