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Careless Darling

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GYou said you love me and me Calone 
And that you'd D7always be mine my Gown
But someone new came and you did Cnot 
Care to Gremember D7so you forGgot
Oh careless darling how carelesCsly 
You broke the D7vow that you made to Gme
With all my heart I believed in Cyou 
But careless Gdarling D7you were unGtrue
Your last goodbye will forever Cring
Within my D7ear and full heartaches Gbring
I kept my promise I kept my Cvow 
But you kept Gnothing D7it's so plain Gnow
Oh careless darling how carelesCsly 
You broke the D7vow that you made to Gme
With all my heart I believed in Cyou 
But careless Gdarling D7you were unGtrue
Now if tomorrow those bygone Cyears 
Those older D7memories should bring you Gtears
Think of our parting that luckless Cday
You carelessGly threw D7my love aGway
Oh careless darling how carelesCsly 
You broke the D7vow that you made to Gme
With all my heart I believed in Cyou 
But careless Gdarling D7you were unGtrue

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Careless Darling

by Ernest Tubb

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G C

You said you love me and me alone

D7 G

And that you'd always be mine my own

But someone new came and you did not

G D7 G

Care to remember so you forgot

Oh careless darling how carelessly

D7 G

You broke the vow that you made to me

With all my heart I believed in you

G D7 G

But careless darling you were untrue

Your last goodbye will forever ring

D7 G

Within my ear and full heartaches bring

I kept my promise I kept my vow

G D7 G

But you kept nothing it's so plain now

Oh careless darling how carelessly

D7 G

You broke the vow that you made to me

With all my heart I believed in you

G D7 G

But careless darling you were untrue

Now if tomorrow those bygone years

D7 G

Those older memories should bring you tears

Think of our parting that luckless day

G D7 G

You carelessly threw my love away

Oh careless darling how carelessly

D7 G

You broke the vow that you made to me

With all my heart I believed in you

G D7 G

But careless darling you were untrue

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