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[Intro]
C       E       A
C       E       A
C       E       A
A       C       E       C
[Verse]
ESo soon,
AJust after you'vEme gone
BmMy senseEms sharpeAmnC  
EmBut it always Etakes
ASo damned long
ABefore I feEmel how much 
AMy eyes have Amdarkened
[Instrumental]
E       A       Bb
[Bridge]
CFear hangs a Gplane of guDnsmoke
EDrifting in Aour roomC  E  F#m  
CSo easy to Bbdisturb
CWith a thought
F#mWith a whDisper...
[Chorus]
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
[Instrumental]
C       E       A
[Verse]
EOn the table
ASigns of lCove life EmscatterAed...
CAnd the walls Embreak
AWe go cCrashing wEithin
EIt's not as though--
AmAs though you Emreally Amattered
EBut being Emclose,
EHow could I let Emyou go
EWithout some feeling
ESome precious sympathy following
[Bridge]
CFear hangs a Gplane of guDnsmoke
EDrifting in Aour roomC  E  F#m  
CSo easy to Bbdisturb
CWith a thought
F#mWith a whDisper...
[Chorus]
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
[Instrumental]
E       Am      Em      E
C       E       A
C       E       A
[Verse]
EI walk out into the sun
EmI try to find a Cnew day
EBut the whole place
CIt just Emscreams Ain my Ceyes
EWhere are you nEmow?
AmCuz I don't want Cto meet Emyou
AmI think I'd dEie--
EI think I'd laugh Aat you--
EI think I'd Emcry--
EmWhat am I supposed Eto do
EFollow yDou?
[Bridge]
CFear hangs a Gplane of guDnsmoke
EDrifting in Aour roomC  E  F#m  
CSo easy to Bbdisturb
CWith a thought
F#mWith a whDisper...
[Chorus]
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
EWith a cAareless Cmemory
[Outro]
ELook out! 
CLook out!
ELook out!
C       E       A

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Careless Memories

by Duran Duran

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F#m

[Intro]

C E A

A C E C

[Verse]

So soon,

A Em

Just after you've gone

Bm Em Am C

My senses sharpen

Em E

But it always takes

So damned long

A Em

Before I feel how much

A Am

My eyes have darkened

[Instrumental]

E A Bb

[Bridge]

C G D

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke

E A C E F#m

Drifting in our room

C Bb

So easy to disturb

With a thought

F#m D

With a whisper...

[Chorus]

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

[Instrumental]

C E A

[Verse]

On the table

A C Em A

Signs of love life scattered...

C Em

And the walls break

A C E

We go crashing within

It's not as though--

Am Em A

As though you really mattered

E Em

But being close,

E Em

How could I let you go

Without some feeling

Some precious sympathy following

[Bridge]

C G D

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke

E A C E F#m

Drifting in our room

C Bb

So easy to disturb

With a thought

F#m D

With a whisper...

[Chorus]

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

[Instrumental]

E Am Em E

C E A

[Verse]

I walk out into the sun

Em C

I try to find a new day

But the whole place

C Em A C

It just screams in my eyes

E Em

Where are you now?

Am C Em

Cuz I don't want to meet you

Am E

I think I'd die--

E A

I think I'd laugh at you--

E Em

I think I'd cry--

Em E

What am I supposed to do

E D

Follow you?

[Bridge]

C G D

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke

E A C E F#m

Drifting in our room

C Bb

So easy to disturb

With a thought

F#m D

With a whisper...

[Chorus]

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

E A C

With a careless memory

[Outro]

Look out!

C E A

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