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Tuning - Eb standard (i.e. standard tuning 1/2 step down).
Notes:
1) The key of the recording on YouTube sounds close to F#, yet I think I hear the chords as G, C, D and Em.
   That's why I've specified the 1/2 step down tuning. Whether this was deliberate or not is anyone's guess.
   It could even be the recording that's off pitch. Anyhow it doesn't really matter if you stick to standard
   tuning and play in G.
2) This version's lyrics differ quite a bit from versions by other performers. The accuracy of last line of
   if you hear something different.
3) The intro is just two (out of time) bars of a strummed G chord.
4) The instrumental is similar to, but not the same as, the verse. It differs in the last 4 bars.
5) Verses and the instrumentals are both 16 bars long, but one or two extra bars of G are often inserted
   between pairs of verses or between an instrumental and the following verse. If you want to be 100%
   authentic then you need listen to the recording and count it out yourself.
6) There is no outro. The last G chord is only played on beat 1 of the last bar, over the word "soul", and
   then stops abruptly.
[Chords]
  Em: xx2000
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GLove, oh Dlove, oh careless Glove
Love, oh love, oh careless Dlove
You have Gbroke the heart of a-Cmany poor Ggirls
But you'll Emnever Dbreak this heart of Gmine
[Verse 2]
Oh it's Gwhen my Dmoney you could Gblow
When my money you could Dblow
GWhen my money Cyou could Gblow
Love, you Emalways Dhung around my Gdoor
[Instrumental]
G       D       G       G
G       G       D       D
G       G       C       G
G       D       G       G
[Verse 3]
Oh it's Gwhen my Dmoney you could Gspend
When my money you could Dspend
GWhen my money Cyou could Gspend
Now you'll Empass my Ddoorway, never look Gin
[Verse 4]
Must GI go Dbound while you go Gfree
Must I go bound while you go Dfree
Must GI go bound while Cyou go Gfree
Lawd I Emloves some Dman, he don't love Gme
[Instrumental]
G       D       G       G
G       G       D       D
G       G       C       G
G       D       G       G
[Verse 5]
Love, I Gcried last Dnight and the night beGfore
I cried last night and the night beDfore
I Gcried last night and the Cnight beGfore
But I'll Emnever Dcry for you anyGmore
[Instrumental]
G       D       G       G
G       G       D       D
G       G       C       G
G       D       G       G
[Verse 6]
Oh it's Ggive me back my Dgold and diamond Gring
Give back my gold and diamond Dring
You have Grobbed me of my treasure, you Crobbed me of my Ggold
But I'll be Emdoggoned if you can Drob me of my Gsoul

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Careless Love

by Darby & Tarlton

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Tuning - Eb standard (i.e. standard tuning 1/2 step down).

Notes:

1) The key of the recording on YouTube sounds close to F#, yet I think I hear the chords as G, C, D and Em.

That's why I've specified the 1/2 step down tuning. Whether this was deliberate or not is anyone's guess.

It could even be the recording that's off pitch. Anyhow it doesn't really matter if you stick to standard

tuning and play in G.

2) This version's lyrics differ quite a bit from versions by other performers. The accuracy of last line of

if you hear something different.

3) The intro is just two (out of time) bars of a strummed G chord.

4) The instrumental is similar to, but not the same as, the verse. It differs in the last 4 bars.

5) Verses and the instrumentals are both 16 bars long, but one or two extra bars of G are often inserted

between pairs of verses or between an instrumental and the following verse. If you want to be 100%

authentic then you need listen to the recording and count it out yourself.

6) There is no outro. The last G chord is only played on beat 1 of the last bar, over the word "soul", and

then stops abruptly.

[Chords]

: xx2000

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G D G

Love, oh love, oh careless love

G C G

You have broke the heart of a-many poor girls

Em D G

But you'll never break this heart of mine

[Verse 2]

G D G

Oh it's when my money you could blow

When my money you could blow

G C G

When my money you could blow

Em D G

Love, you always hung around my door

[Instrumental]

G D G G

G G D D

G G C G

G D G G

[Verse 3]

G D G

Oh it's when my money you could spend

When my money you could spend

G C G

When my money you could spend

Em D G

Now you'll pass my doorway, never look in

[Verse 4]

G D G

Must I go bound while you go free

G C G

Must I go bound while you go free

Em D G

Lawd I loves some man, he don't love me

[Instrumental]

G D G G

G G D D

G G C G

G D G G

[Verse 5]

G D G

Love, I cried last night and the night before

I cried last night and the night before

G C G

I cried last night and the night before

Em D G

But I'll never cry for you anymore

[Instrumental]

G D G G

G G D D

G G C G

G D G G

[Verse 6]

G D G

Oh it's give me back my gold and diamond ring

Give back my gold and diamond ring

G C G

You have robbed me of my treasure, you robbed me of my gold

Em D G

But I'll be doggoned if you can rob me of my soul

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