{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":351488,"song":"Careless Whisper","artist":"Barenaked Ladies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/351488-careless-whisper-chords-by-barenaked-ladies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/351488?type=chord","rating":4.70259,"votes":7,"content":"Song: Careless Whisper\r\nPerformed By: Barenaked Ladies (Live)\r\nWritten By: George Michael\r\nChorded/Tabbed by: David Rickard (2002)\r\n\r\nThis song is performed live by Barenaked Ladies quite often, and this is\r\nthe version I've got here. Its not neccessarily the same as George\r\nMichael's version, but hey, I like it :-)\r\n\r\nGuitar: I've seen Ed play this with one of his PRS guitars, so it calls\r\nfor a Humbucker, a dab of chorus and a nudge up on the gain maybe. You want\r\na warm sound for this song. Its capoed on the third fret.\r\n\r\nIntro Riff. This is only played as the intro to the song.\r\n\r\n[tab]Capo 3\r\n          [ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nE||-------0--|-------|-------0--|-------|-------0--|-------|-------0--|\r\nB||-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|\r\nG||-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|\r\nD||-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|\r\nA||--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|\r\nE||----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]---------------||\r\n--0h1-0--------||\r\n--0-0-0--------||\r\n--2-2-2--------||\r\n---------------||\r\n---------------||[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse Chords:\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am7[/ch]  A7sus2  [ch]Dm[/ch]   Dmadd1  Dm11 [ch]A7sus4[/ch]\r\nE||--0----0----|--1----1----|--0----3----|\r\nB||--1----0----|--3----3----|--1----3----|\r\nG||--0----0----|--2----0----|--0----0----|\r\nD||--2----2----|--0----0----|--0----2----|\r\nA||--0----0----|------------|--0----0----|\r\nE||------------|------------|--1----0----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]   Amsus2      [ch]Dm[/ch]     Dmadd1\r\nI feel so       unsure,[/tab]\r\n     Dm11                        A7sus4 (once)\r\nAs I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]   A7sus2\r\nAs the music dies...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                 Dmadd1\r\nSomething in your eyes,[/tab]\r\n\r\nDm11\r\nCalls to mind a silver screen,\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7sus4[/ch] (once)\r\nAnd all those sad goodbyes.[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]       Amsus2  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nI'm never gonna dance again,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]               Dmadd1  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGuilty feet have got     no rhythm.[/tab]\r\nDm11\r\nThough it's easy to pretend,\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus4[/ch]\r\nI know you're not a fool.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                     Amsus2  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nI should have no better than to cheat a friend,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        Dmadd1 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd waste the chance that I'd    been given.[/tab]\r\nDm11\r\nSo I'm never gonna dance again,\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus4[/ch] (once)\r\nThe way I danced with you.[/tab]\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL (Play Chorus chords)\r\n\r\nVERSE (Play Verse Chords, minus the Amsus2 and Dmadd1)\r\nTime can never mend,\r\nThe careless whispers of a good friend.\r\nTo the heart and mind,\r\nIf your answer's kind...\r\nThere's no comfort in the truth,\r\nPain is all you'll find.\r\n\r\nREPEAT CHORUS\r\n\r\nBRIDGE (Play to verse chords music Amsus2 and Dmadd1)\r\nTonite the music seems so loud,\r\nI wish that we could lose the crowd.\r\nMaybe it's better this way,\r\nWe'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.\r\n\r\nWe could have been so good together,\r\nWe could have made this last forever...\r\nBut now, who's gonna dance with me?\r\nPlease stay.\r\n\r\nNow that you're gone...\r\nNow that you're gone...\r\nNow that you're gone...\r\nWas what I did so wrong?\r\nSo wrong that you had to leave me alone?\r\n\r\nREPEAT CHORUS\r\n\r\nAnd thats about it!\r\n\r\nThanks to TheHYPO for help on the chords. I messed up big time on them first off.\r\nComments and suggestions? dave@davidrickard.co.uk\r\n\r\nDisclaimer:\r\nThis is an interpretation of an original song. I spent my time working on this,\r\nso please don't rip me off.\r\n\r\nwww.barenaked.net","plain_text":"Song: Careless Whisper\nPerformed By: Barenaked Ladies (Live)\nWritten By: George Michael\nChorded/Tabbed by: David Rickard (2002)\n\nThis song is performed live by Barenaked Ladies quite often, and this is\nthe version I've got here. Its not neccessarily the same as George\nMichael's version, but hey, I like it :-)\n\nGuitar: I've seen Ed play this with one of his PRS guitars, so it calls\nfor a Humbucker, a dab of chorus and a nudge up on the gain maybe. You want\na warm sound for this song. Its capoed on the third fret.\n\nIntro Riff. This is only played as the intro to the song.\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse Chords:\n\n\n\n\nVERSE\n\n\n     Dm11                        A7sus4 (once)\nAs I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.\n\n\n\n\nDm11\nCalls to mind a silver screen,\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\nDm11\nThough it's easy to pretend,\n\n\n\n\nDm11\nSo I'm never gonna dance again,\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL (Play Chorus chords)\n\nVERSE (Play Verse Chords, minus the Amsus2 and Dmadd1)\nTime can never mend,\nThe careless whispers of a good friend.\nTo the heart and mind,\nIf your answer's kind...\nThere's no comfort in the truth,\nPain is all you'll find.\n\nREPEAT CHORUS\n\nBRIDGE (Play to verse chords music Amsus2 and Dmadd1)\nTonite the music seems so loud,\nI wish that we could lose the crowd.\nMaybe it's better this way,\nWe'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.\n\nWe could have been so good together,\nWe could have made this last forever...\nBut now, who's gonna dance with me?\nPlease stay.\n\nNow that you're gone...\nNow that you're gone...\nNow that you're gone...\nWas what I did so wrong?\nSo wrong that you had to leave me alone?\n\nREPEAT CHORUS\n\nAnd thats about it!\n\nThanks to TheHYPO for help on the chords. I messed up big time on them first off.\nComments and suggestions? dave@davidrickard.co.uk\n\nDisclaimer:\nThis is an interpretation of an original song. I spent my time working on this,\nso please don't rip me off.\n\nwww.barenaked.net","chords":["Am7","E","B","G","D","A","Dm","A7sus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}