Careless chords by Paul Kelly (Official Version)

GuitarUkulelePiano

Intro 1
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
G 
D 
Am7 
C 

Verse 1
G 
D 
How many cabs in New York City?
Am7 
C 
How   many angels on a pin?
G 
D 
How many notes in a saxophone?
Am7 
C 
How   many tears in a bottle of gin?
G 
D 
How many times did you call my name,
Am7 
C 
knock at the door but you couldn't get in?

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Chorus 1

Am7

I know I've been careless

Verse 2
G 
D 
I've been wrapped up in a shell,
Am7 
C 
noth  ing could get through to me
G 
D 
Acted like I  didn't know
Am7 
C 
I     had friends and family
G 
D 
I  saw worry in their eyes,
Am7 
C 
didn't look like fear to

Chorus 2
G 
D 
Am7 
(me)
C 
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  know I've been careless
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  lost my tenderness
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I've been careless
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  took bad care of this

Solo 1

Am7

Verse 3
G 
D 
Like a mixture in a bottle
Am7 
C 
Like  a frozen over lake
G 
D 
Like a long time painted smile
Am7 
C 
I got   so hard I  had to crack
G 
D 
You were there, you held the line
Am7 
C 
You're the one that brought me

Chorus 3
G 
D 
Am7 
(back)
C 
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  know I've been careless
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  lost my tenderness
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I've been careless
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  took bad care of this

Verse 4
G 
D 
How many cabs in New York City?
Am7 
C 
How   many angels on a pin?
G 
D 
How many notes in a saxophone?
Am7 
C 
How   many tears in a bottle of gin?
G 
D 
How many times did you call my name,
Am7 
C 
knock at the door but you couldn't get in?
G 
D 
How many stars in the milky way?
Am7 
C 
How   many ways can you lose a friend

Chorus 4
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I've been careless
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  lost my tenderness
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I've been careless
G 
D 
Am7 
C 
I  took bad care of this
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 112

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Careless by Paul Kelly, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Careless the way Paul Kelly intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Careless

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