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Dont Be Careless Love

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"Don't Be Careless Love" (Capo: 5th. fret)
____Verse: 1
 ABurn the Emidnight lAamp down unD/Etil the dA7awn 
 BmI'll keep watch unF#7til I'm sure you're coming hBmome Esus  E  
 AShadows play and Eflicker on the bedroom wAall 
 They A7turn into a bad dream Bmovernight 
 F#7Something could be terribly wrBmong 
____Chorus: 1
 EDon't be careless G#mlove     
                   Don't 
 be Gcareless F#mlove 
 C#mDon't be, don't be careless G#mlove
 In my dream you're running nowhere G  
 Every step you've taken turns to glF#mue 
 Walking down a spiral C#mstaircase 
 Falling through, falling through 
 DDon't be Gcareless lDove, be Ccareless Bmlove E  
____Verse: 2
 The Alamp burns Edown and oAut 
 I'm getting pretty D/Etired of thA7is 
 I fBmeel so bad, F#7something might be going amBmiss Esus  E  
 I Awon't be there, so Elook out for yoursAelf 
 You're A7getting in deep whateBm__ver you do 
 Don't F#7let me go back to slBmeep 
____Chorus: 2
 EDon't be careless G#mlove     
                   Don't 
 be Gcareless F#mlove 
 C#mDon't be, don't be careless G#mlove
 Saw your face in the morning paper G  
 Saw your body rolled up in a rF#mug 
 Chopped up into two little pieces C#mby some thug 
 DDon't be Gcareless lDove, be Ccareless BmloveE  
____Verse: 3
 But Ain the Emorning liAght, when I wake D/Eup agA7ain 
 You're Bmby my side and F#7that's the way it's always bBmeen Esus  E  
 But Ain the dark your Emind plays funny tricks on yAou 
 Your Emind plays funny tricks on yAou 
 Your Emind plays funny tricks on yG#mou      
                                 Don't 
 be Gcareless F#mloveF  Dm  A  

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Dont Be Careless Love

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/E

F#7

Esus

G#m

F#m

C#m

"Don't Be Careless Love" (Capo: 5th. fret)

____Verse: 1

A E A D/E A7

Burn the midnight lamp down until the dawn

Bm F#7 Bm Esus E

I'll keep watch until I'm sure you're coming home

A E A

Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall

A7 Bm

They turn into a bad dream overnight

F#7 Bm

Something could be terribly wrong

____Chorus: 1

E G#m

Don't be careless love

Don't

G F#m

be careless love

C#m G#m

Don't be, don't be careless love

In my dream you're running nowhere

F#m

Every step you've taken turns to glue

C#m

Walking down a spiral staircase

Falling through, falling through

D G D C Bm E

Don't be careless love, be careless love

____Verse: 2

A E A

The lamp burns down and out

D/E A7

I'm getting pretty tired of this

Bm F#7 Bm Esus E

I feel so bad, something might be going amiss

A E A

I won't be there, so look out for yourself

A7 Bm

You're getting in deep whate__ver you do

F#7 Bm

Don't let me go back to sleep

____Chorus: 2

E G#m

Don't be careless love

Don't

G F#m

be careless love

C#m G#m

Don't be, don't be careless love

Saw your face in the morning paper

F#m

Saw your body rolled up in a rug

C#m

Chopped up into two little pieces by some thug

D G D C Bm E

Don't be careless love, be careless love

____Verse: 3

A E A D/E A7

But in the morning light, when I wake up again

Bm F#7 Bm Esus E

You're by my side and that's the way it's always been

A E A

But in the dark your mind plays funny tricks on you

E A

Your mind plays funny tricks on you

E G#m

Your mind plays funny tricks on you

Don't

G F#m F Dm A

be careless love

About Dont Be Careless Love Chords by Paul McCartney

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The chords for "Dont Be Careless Love" show the original chord names (including A, E, D/E, A7, Bm, F#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.