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Careless Love

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Amajor
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Standard Tuning, No Capo
Dave Van Ronk plays this with bar chords, meaning the alternative to the chords below are:
(capo on 5) A=E, E=B, D=A  
If you throw in E7s in open chords, it still sounds good.
Intro: A/E/A/E/A/E  
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Well it's love, oh love oh careless love
Well it's Alove, oh love Aoh careless lEoveE  
Well You cAaused me to A7weep, you caDused me to moanD7  
A   E   A  E/A/E  
You caused me to lose my happy home
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Well it's sorrow, sorrow to my heart
Well it's Asorrow, soArrow to my EheartE  
Well it's Asorrow, sA7orrow, Dsorrow, to my hD7eart
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Since me and my true love had to part
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Well when my apron strings did pin
WAhen my apron sAtrings did EpinE  
Well wAhen my A7apron sDtrings did D7pin
A   E   A  E/A/E  
You'd pass my door but you wouldn't come in
A   E   A  E/A/E  
I cried last night and the night before
I cried laAst night and tAhe night beEforeE  
I Acried last nA7ight, the niDght beforeD7  
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Gonna cry tonight, won't cry no more
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Well it's love, oh love oh careless love
Well it's Alove, oh love Aoh careless EloveE  
Well You cAaused me to A7weep, you caDused me to moanD7  
You caAused me to lEose my happy AhomeE  
I Awish the lord my train woulAd comeE  
I wAish the lAord my traiEn would comeE  
I Awish the lA7ord my Dtrain would comD7e
A   E   A  E/A/E  
And take me back where I come from
A   E   A  E/A/E  
Well it's love, oh love oh careless love
Well it's Alove, oh love Aoh careless EloveE  
Well You cAaused me to A7weep, you caDused me to moanD7  
A   E   A  E/A/E  
You caused me to lose my happy home
All chords in this song (6)

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About Careless Love Chords by Dave Van Ronk

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