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Edith Piaf (1956)
Original song: "J'm'en fous pas mal" 
written by Michel Emer (1946)
[Chords]
Fmaj7:   x5355x
E9:      x7677x
Em9:     x7577x
Dm7:     557565
A7:      5x565x
Dmaj7:   557675
B7:      7x787x
Em7:     779787
Am7:     5x555x
D7:      557575
G6:      3x243x
G#dim7:  456464
Bm6:     7x677x
E7:      779797
Gmaj7:   3x443x
Amaj7:   5x665x
A6:      5x465x
[Intro]
Fmaj7   E9    Em9
Dm7     A7
[Verse 1]
I shouldn't Dmaj7care
What if he tB7ells me that we're E9through
I shouldn't Em7careA7  
I'll get aAm7long, I always D7do
Why should I G6careG#dim7  
Why beat my Bm6head against the B7wall
I shouldn't E7care    A7at Dmaj7all
[Bridge]
Am7This was supD7posed   to be Gmaj7cleverG6  
Am7Carefree and   D7carelessly Gmaj7wildG6  
 Bm7Now when he E7tells me it's Amaj7overA6  
 Bm7I fall in E7love   like a Em9childA7  
[Verse 2]
I didn't Dmaj7care
Until the B7flame began to E9cool
I didn't Em7careA7  
But now I'm Am7falling like a D7fool
It isn't G6fairG#dim7  
And I keep Bm6saying as I B7fall
I shouldn't E7care    A7at Dmaj7all
[Bridge]
Am7I have to D7work   for a Gmaj7livingG6  
Am7I'm no MaD7rie-AntoiGmaj7netteG6  
  Bm7People who E7work   for a Amaj7livingA6  
  Bm7Can't run aE7way   to forEm9getA7  
[Verse 3]
So here I Dmaj7am
Not even B7dreams left on my E9shelf
How near I Em7amA7  
To going Am7mad here by myD7self
Why did I G6dareG#dim7  
Right from the Bm6start, I swear I B7knew
I shouldn't E7care     A7but I   Dmaj7do.

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I Shouldnt Care

by Édith Piaf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em9

Dm7

Dmaj7

Em7

Am7

G#dim7

Bm6

Gmaj7

Bm7

Amaj7

Edith Piaf (1956)

Original song: "J'm'en fous pas mal"

written by Michel Emer (1946)

[Chords]

Fmaj7: x5355x

E9: x7677x

Em9: x7577x

Dm7: 557565

A7: 5x565x

Dmaj7: 557675

B7: 7x787x

Em7: 779787

Am7: 5x555x

D7: 557575

G6: 3x243x

G#dim7: 456464

Bm6: 7x677x

E7: 779797

Gmaj7: 3x443x

Amaj7: 5x665x

A6: 5x465x

[Intro]

Fmaj7 E9 Em9

Dm7 A7

[Verse 1]

Dmaj7

I shouldn't care

B7 E9

What if he tells me that we're through

Em7 A7

I shouldn't care

Am7 D7

I'll get along, I always do

G6 G#dim7

Why should I care

Bm6 B7

Why beat my head against the wall

E7 A7 Dmaj7

I shouldn't care at all

[Bridge]

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 G6

This was supposed to be clever

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 G6

Carefree and carelessly wild

Bm7 E7 Amaj7 A6

Now when he tells me it's over

Bm7 E7 Em9 A7

I fall in love like a child

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7

I didn't care

B7 E9

Until the flame began to cool

Em7 A7

I didn't care

Am7 D7

But now I'm falling like a fool

G6 G#dim7

It isn't fair

Bm6 B7

And I keep saying as I fall

E7 A7 Dmaj7

I shouldn't care at all

[Bridge]

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 G6

I have to work for a living

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 G6

I'm no Marie-Antoinette

Bm7 E7 Amaj7 A6

People who work for a living

Bm7 E7 Em9 A7

Can't run away to forget

[Verse 3]

Dmaj7

So here I am

B7 E9

Not even dreams left on my shelf

Em7 A7

How near I am

Am7 D7

To going mad here by myself

G6 G#dim7

Why did I dare

Bm6 B7

Right from the start, I swear I knew

E7 A7 Dmaj7

I shouldn't care but I do.

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