Careless Whisper chords by
George Michael (Official Version)

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Key: D minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Dm

Gm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Am7

Dm

Gm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Am7

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
I   feel so unsure
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
As I take      your hand and lead you
Am7 Am7 
 
to    the dance floor
Dm Dm 
 
As the music dies,
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
something in your eyes
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Calls     to mind a silver screen
Am7 Am7 
 
And all   its sad goodbye

Chorus 1
Dm Dm 
 
I'm never gonna dance again
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Though it's easy to pretend
Am7 Am7 
 
I know  you're not a fool
Dm Dm 
 
I should've known better than
to cheat a friend
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And waste the chance that I'd been given
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
So I'm never gonna dance again
Am7 Am7 
 
The way   I danced with you

Solo 1

Dm

Gm7

Am7

Oh

Bbmaj7

Am7

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
 
Time can never mend
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
The careless  whispers of    a good friend
Dm Dm 
 
To the heart and mind
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Ignorance is kind
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
There's   no comfort in the truth
Am7 Am7 
 
Pain  is all you'll find

Chorus 2
Dm Dm 
 
I'm never gonna dance again
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Though it's easy to pretend
Am7 Am7 
 
I know  you're not a fool
Dm Dm 
 
I should've known better than
to cheat a friend
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And waste the chance that I'd been given
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
So I'm never gonna dance again
Am7 Am7 
 
The way   I danced with you, oh

Interlude 1

Dm

Gm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Am7

Never without your love

Dm

Gm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Am7

Verse 3
Dm Dm 
 
Tonight the music seems so loud
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
I wish  that we could lose this crowd
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Maybe     it's better this way
Am7 Am7 
 
We'd hurt  each other with the things
we‘d want to say
Dm Dm 
 
We could have been so good together
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
We could have lived this dance forever
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
But now,      who's gonna dance with me

Chorus 3
Please stay
Dm Dm 
 
And I'm never gonna dance again
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Though it's easy to pretend
Am7 Am7 
 
I know  you're not a fool
Dm Dm 
 
I should've known better than
to cheat a friend
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And waste the chance that I'd been given
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
So I'm never gonna dance again
Am7 Am7 
 
The way   I danced with you

Interlude 2

Dm

Gm7

Am7

Oh

Bbmaj7

Am7

Verse 4
Dm Dm 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
(Now that you're gone) now that
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
you‘re gone
Dm Dm 
 
(Now that you‘re...)
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Was what  I did so wrong, so wrong
Am7 Am7 
 
That you had to leave me alone

Outro 1
Dm Dm 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Chords

Dm
Gm7
Am7
Bbmaj7

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

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Careless Whisper by George Michael, 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 D minor. It suits players who want to learn Careless Whisper the way George Michael intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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