Careless chords by Paul Kelly (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
Verse 1
(G major) How many cabs (D major) in New York City?
(A minor7) How many an (C major) gels on a pin?
(G major) How many notes (D major) in a saxophone?
(A minor7) How many tears (C major) in a bottle of gin?
(G major) How many times (D major) did you call my name,
(A minor7) knock at the door (C major) but you couldn't get in?
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Chorus 1
(G major) (D major) (A minor7)
(C major) I know (G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
Verse 2
(G major) I've been wrapped (D major) up in a shell,
(A minor7) noth ing could (C major) get through to me
(G major) Acted like (D major) I didn't know
(A minor7) I had friends (C major) and family
(G major) I saw worry (D major) in their eyes,
(A minor7) didn't look (C major) like fear to
Chorus 2
(G major) (me) (D major) (A minor7)
(C major) I know (G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
(G major) (D major) I lost (A minor7) (C major) my tenderness
(G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
(G major) (D major) I took (A minor7) (C major) bad care of this
Solo 1
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (A minor7) (C major)
Verse 3
(G major) Like a mix (D major) ture in a bottle
(A minor7) Like a fro (C major) zen over lake
(G major) Like a long (D major) time painted smile
I (A minor7) got so hard (C major) I had to crack
(G major) You were there, (D major) you held the line
(A minor7) You're the one (C major) that brought me
Chorus 3
(G major) (back) (D major) (A minor7)
(C major) I know (G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
(G major) (D major) I lost (A minor7) (C major) my tenderness
(G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
(G major) (D major) I took (A minor7) (C major) bad care of this
Verse 4
(G major) How many cabs (D major) in New York City?
(A minor7) How many an (C major) gels on a pin?
(G major) How many notes (D major) in a saxophone?
(A minor7) How many tears (C major) in a bottle of gin?
(G major) How many times (D major) did you call my name,
(A minor7) knock at the door (C major) but you couldn't get in?
(G major) How many stars (D major) in the milky way?
(A minor7) How many ways (C major) can you lose a friend
Chorus 4
(G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
(G major) (D major) I lost (A minor7) (C major) my tenderness
(G major) (D major) I've been (A minor7) (C major) careless
(G major) (D major) I took (A minor7) (C major) bad care of this
[Repeat and fade]
Careless
Paul Kelly
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