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Careless Love

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[Verse 1]
DCareless Alove oh careless loDve
DCareless love oh careless lAove
DCareless D7love oh Gcareless love
You Dsee what Acareless love has Ddone 
[Verse 2]
DWhen I Awore my apron Dlow
DWhen I wore my apron Alow
DWhen I wD7ore my Gapron low
You’d Dfollow Ame through rain or Dsnow
[Verse 3]
DNow my Aapron strings won't Dpin
DNow my apron strings won't Apin
DNow my D7apron Gstrings won't pin
You Dpass my Adoor and you don't come Din
[Verse 4]
DHow I Awish that train would Dcome
DHow I wish that train would Acome
DHow I D7wish that Gtrain would come
And Dtake me Aback where I come Dfrom 
[Verse 5]
DYou see what Acareless love can Ddo 
DSee what careless love can Ado 
DSee what D7careless Glove can do 
Make you Dkill yoursAelf and your sweetheart, Dtoo

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Careless Love

by Joan Baez

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[Verse 1]

D A D

Careless love oh careless love

D A

Careless love oh careless love

D D7 G

Careless love oh careless love

D A D

You see what careless love has done

[Verse 2]

D A D

When I wore my apron low

D A

When I wore my apron low

D D7 G

When I wore my apron low

D A D

You’d follow me through rain or snow

[Verse 3]

D A D

Now my apron strings won't pin

D A

Now my apron strings won't pin

D D7 G

Now my apron strings won't pin

D A D

You pass my door and you don't come in

[Verse 4]

D A D

How I wish that train would come

D A

How I wish that train would come

D D7 G

How I wish that train would come

D A D

And take me back where I come from

[Verse 5]

D A D

You see what careless love can do

D A

See what careless love can do

D D7 G

See what careless love can do

D A D

Make you kill yourself and your sweetheart, too

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