Biography:
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.
One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams)
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Other songs:
- 10000 Miles
- A Keeper For Every Flame
- A Lot Like Me
- A Road Is Just A Road
- Capo Chart
- Christmas Time In The City
- Come Darkness Come Light
- Down At The Twist And Shout
- Down In Marys Land
- Downtown Train
- Grow Old With Me
- Halley Came To Jackson
- He Thinks Hell Keep Her
- Hot Buttered Rum
- House Of Cards
- I Am A Town
- I Feel Lucky
- I Put My Ring Back On
- I Want To Be Your Girlfriend
- Its Only Love
- John Doe No 2
- John Doe No 24
- Jubilee
- Keeping The Faith
- Let Me Into Your Heart
- Naked To The Eye
- Not Too Much To Ask
- Oh Rosetta
- Only A Dream
- Other Streets And Other Towns
- Outside Looking In
- Passionate Kisses
- Quittin Time
- Shut Up And Kiss Me
- Slave To The Beauty
- Slow Country Dance
- Stones In The Road
- Tender When I Want To Be
- Thanksgiving Song
- The Age Of Miracles
- The Blue Distance
- The Bug
- The Calling
- The End Of My Pirate Days
- The Hard Way
- The Last Word
- The Long Way Home
- The Longest Night Of The Year
- The Moon And St Christopher
- The More Things Change
- This Is Love
- Too Tired
- Walking Through Fire
- Wall Around Your Heart
- When Shes Gone
- Wherever You Are
- Why Walk When You Can Fly
- You
- You Win Again
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Tunings and capo positions
These charts have been compiled from various sources over the past few years. The best way to find out about capos is to watch performances live or on television, although sometimes I have to make assumptions based on how the songs sound (especially with the older ones which aren't performed as much anymore).
The charts try to list six things for each song:
1) The key that the song was originally recorded in. Sometimes this changes in live performances.
2) Where Mary Chapin Carpenter has her capo (0 if there's no capo).
3) The key MCC plays it in.
4) MCC's tuning. If it's blank, she uses standard tuning. If there's a question mark, that means it might be standard, but I'm not sure.
5) Where the lead guitarist has his capo. This is usually John Jennings (especially in concert), so I put his name there.
6) The key the lead guitarist plays it in. John Jennings rarely, if ever, uses non-standard tunings, so there's no "JJ tuning" column.
If I wasn't sure about MCC's capo or tuning, I put a question mark. If I wasn't sure about Jennings', I left it blank. If you can help me fill in any of the blanks (from concerts or old TV appearances, perhaps), let me know!
NOTE: This file is made up of Netscape 1.1 tables. If everything below this point shows up as garbage on your machine, click {here} for a plain text version of the charts.
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Hometown Girl
recorded
key Mary Chapin
Carpenter John
Jennings
capo key tuning capo key
A Lot Like Me F 5? C?
Other Streets and Other Towns F 5? C?
Hometown Girl G 0 G
Downtown Train G 0 G
Family Hands F 3 D DADGBE 5 C
A Road Is Just a Road A 2? G?
Come On Home A 2? G?
Waltz E 2? D?
Just Because E 4 C EADGBD
Heroes and Heroines F 5? C?
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State of the Heart
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
How Do A 2 G 0 A
Something of a Dreamer B 2 A ? 4 G
Never Had It So Good G 0 G 0 G
Read My Lips G 3? E?
This Shirt F 5 C 0 or 1 F or E
Quittin' Time D 2 C 0 D
Down in Mary's Land A 2 G 2 G
Goodbye Again C# 4 A DAC#EAE
Too Tired E 2 D 0 E
Slow Country Dance A 2 G 0 G
It Don't Bring You F 5 C
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Shooting Straight in the Dark
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Going Out Tonight F 5 C 0 F
Right Now Bb 3 G 1 A
The More Things Change Gm 3 Em 0 Gm
When She's Gone F 5 C
Middle Ground A 2 G
Can't Take Love for Granted F# 4 D ?
Down at the Twist and Shout A 2 G 0 A
Halley Came to Jackson E 2 D 4 C
What You Didn't Say Bb 3 G
You Win Again D 2 C
The Moon & St. Christopher F 5 C DADGBC
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Come On Come On
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
The Hard Way D 2 C 0 D
He Thinks He'll Keep Her A 2 G 0 A
Rhythm of the Blues F 3 D 5 C
I Feel Lucky B 7 E 0 B
The Bug D ? ?
Not Too Much to Ask F ? ?
Passionate Kisses D 2 C 0 D
Only A Dream Ab n/A n/A
I Am A Town C 3 A DAC#EAE 0 C
Walking Through Fire A>B 2 G>A
I Take My Chances C 5 G 0 C
Come On Come On Bb 3 G DADF#GD 3 G
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Stones in the Road
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Why Walk When You Can Fly B 7 E ?????? 4 G
House of Cards A 2 G 0 A
Stones in the Road Bb 3 G DADF#GD 3 G
A Keeper for Every Flame A 2 G
Tender When I Want to Be F 5 C 1 E
Shut Up and Kiss Me A 5 E 0 A
The Last Word Eb 3 C -1* E
The End of My Pirate Days G 3 E
John Doe No. 24 E 9 G DADF#AD 0 E
Jubilee Bb 3 G 3 G
Outside Looking In A 2 G
Where Time Stands Still G n/a n/a
This Is Love G 5 D DADF#AD 0 G
* On the album, the lead guitar is tuned down a half step. In concert, they play it in F rather than Eb, and the lead plays in E with a capo on the first fret.
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A Place in the World
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Keeping the Faith C 5 G 0 C
Hero in Your Own Hometown C 5? G?
I Can See It Now G ? ? ?
I Want to Be Your Girlfriend E>F# 4 C>D 0? E>F#?
Let Me into Your Heart C 5 G 0 C
What If We Went to Italy A 2? G?
That's Real F 5? C?
Ideas Are Like Stars E ? ? ?
Naked to the Eye A 2? G?
Sudden Gift of Fate D 5 A ? 2 C
The Better to Dream of You B 4? G?
A Place in the World F ? ? ?
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in concert
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Girls With Guitars C 3 A 0 C
Hearts in Her Eyes D 2 C 0 D
Real Real Gone Bb 3 G
Tunings and capo positions
These charts have been compiled from various sources over the past few years. The best way to find out about capos is to watch performances live or on television, although sometimes I have to make assumptions based on how the songs sound (especially with the older ones which aren't performed as much anymore).
The charts try to list six things for each song:
1) The key that the song was originally recorded in. Sometimes this changes in live performances.
2) Where Mary Chapin Carpenter has her capo (0 if there's no capo).
3) The key MCC plays it in.
4) MCC's tuning. If it's blank, she uses standard tuning. If there's a question mark, that means it might be standard, but I'm not sure.
5) Where the lead guitarist has his capo. This is usually John Jennings (especially in concert), so I put his name there.
6) The key the lead guitarist plays it in. John Jennings rarely, if ever, uses non-standard tunings, so there's no "JJ tuning" column.
If I wasn't sure about MCC's capo or tuning, I put a question mark. If I wasn't sure about Jennings', I left it blank. If you can help me fill in any of the blanks (from concerts or old TV appearances, perhaps), let me know!
NOTE: This file is made up of Netscape 1.1 tables. If everything below this point shows up as garbage on your machine, click {here} for a plain text version of the charts.
------------------------------------
Hometown Girl
recorded
key Mary Chapin
Carpenter John
Jennings
capo key tuning capo key
A Lot Like Me F 5? C?
Other Streets and Other Towns F 5? C?
Hometown Girl G 0 G
Downtown Train G 0 G
Family Hands F 3 D DADGBE 5 C
A Road Is Just a Road A 2? G?
Come On Home A 2? G?
Waltz E 2? D?
Just Because E 4 C EADGBD
Heroes and Heroines F 5? C?
------------------------------------
State of the Heart
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
How Do A 2 G 0 A
Something of a Dreamer B 2 A ? 4 G
Never Had It So Good G 0 G 0 G
Read My Lips G 3? E?
This Shirt F 5 C 0 or 1 F or E
Quittin' Time D 2 C 0 D
Down in Mary's Land A 2 G 2 G
Goodbye Again C# 4 A DAC#EAE
Too Tired E 2 D 0 E
Slow Country Dance A 2 G 0 G
It Don't Bring You F 5 C
------------------------------------
Shooting Straight in the Dark
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Going Out Tonight F 5 C 0 F
Right Now Bb 3 G 1 A
The More Things Change Gm 3 Em 0 Gm
When She's Gone F 5 C
Middle Ground A 2 G
Can't Take Love for Granted F# 4 D ?
Down at the Twist and Shout A 2 G 0 A
Halley Came to Jackson E 2 D 4 C
What You Didn't Say Bb 3 G
You Win Again D 2 C
The Moon & St. Christopher F 5 C DADGBC
------------------------------------
Come On Come On
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
The Hard Way D 2 C 0 D
He Thinks He'll Keep Her A 2 G 0 A
Rhythm of the Blues F 3 D 5 C
I Feel Lucky B 7 E 0 B
The Bug D ? ?
Not Too Much to Ask F ? ?
Passionate Kisses D 2 C 0 D
Only A Dream Ab n/A n/A
I Am A Town C 3 A DAC#EAE 0 C
Walking Through Fire A>B 2 G>A
I Take My Chances C 5 G 0 C
Come On Come On Bb 3 G DADF#GD 3 G
------------------------------------
Stones in the Road
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Why Walk When You Can Fly B 7 E ?????? 4 G
House of Cards A 2 G 0 A
Stones in the Road Bb 3 G DADF#GD 3 G
A Keeper for Every Flame A 2 G
Tender When I Want to Be F 5 C 1 E
Shut Up and Kiss Me A 5 E 0 A
The Last Word Eb 3 C -1* E
The End of My Pirate Days G 3 E
John Doe No. 24 E 9 G DADF#AD 0 E
Jubilee Bb 3 G 3 G
Outside Looking In A 2 G
Where Time Stands Still G n/a n/a
This Is Love G 5 D DADF#AD 0 G
* On the album, the lead guitar is tuned down a half step. In concert, they play it in F rather than Eb, and the lead plays in E with a capo on the first fret.
------------------------------------
A Place in the World
recorded
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Keeping the Faith C 5 G 0 C
Hero in Your Own Hometown C 5? G?
I Can See It Now G ? ? ?
I Want to Be Your Girlfriend E>F# 4 C>D 0? E>F#?
Let Me into Your Heart C 5 G 0 C
What If We Went to Italy A 2? G?
That's Real F 5? C?
Ideas Are Like Stars E ? ? ?
Naked to the Eye A 2? G?
Sudden Gift of Fate D 5 A ? 2 C
The Better to Dream of You B 4? G?
A Place in the World F ? ? ?
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in concert
key MCC JJ
capo key tuning capo key
Girls With Guitars C 3 A 0 C
Hearts in Her Eyes D 2 C 0 D
Real Real Gone Bb 3 G
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