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[CHORDS]:
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A: (x0222x)
Amaj7: (x0212x)
C#m9: (x4244x)
C#m11: (x4x47x)
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[INTRO]
A Amaj7 A Amaj7
AI live so Amaj7lost inside my C#m9headC#m11 C#m9
AAnd all these Amaj7feelings, all my C#m9fearC#m11sC#m9
ASo what is Amaj7happening to C#m9me?C#m11 C#m9
And does it gAotta be so, Amaj7gotta be so,
C#m9Gotta be so C#m11much that C#m9I can't see
[RIFF]
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17-19--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------14b(x16)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ANow hear you Amaj7shouting down the C#m9streeC#m11tC#m9
ABut I couldn't Amaj7go against my C#m9dreamC#m11sC#m9
ASo if it's Amaj7carelessness we C#m9needC#m11 C#m9
AWhen then it doesn't mean so, Amaj7doesn't mean so
C#m9Doesn't mean so C#m11much iC#m9t's just greed
[RIFF]
e|-------9---------7---------4-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----7---7-----7---4-----4---7---4-5~----------------------------------|
G|-8---8-----8---8-----4---4-----4---4---------------------------------------| x4
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[BRIDGE]
[PLAY RIFF BELOW]
e|-----------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
B|-------5---5-------------5---5---------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8---8---8-4---8-8-8---8---8-4-----------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[RIFF]
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17-19--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------14b(x16)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17-19--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------14b(x16)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Careless
by Beach Fossils
Chords in this song · guitar
A
Amaj7
C#m9
C#m11
[CHORDS]:
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A: (x0222x)
Amaj7: (x0212x)
C#m9: (x4244x)
C#m11: (x4x47x)
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[INTRO]
A Amaj7 A Amaj7
A Amaj7 C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
I live so lost inside my head
A Amaj7 C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
And all these feelings, all my fears
A Amaj7 C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
So what is happening to me?
A Amaj7
And does it gotta be so, gotta be so,
C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
Gotta be so much that I can't see
[RIFF]
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17-19--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------14b(x16)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A Amaj7 C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
Now hear you shouting down the street
A Amaj7 C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
But I couldn't go against my dreams
A Amaj7 C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
So if it's carelessness we need
A Amaj7
When then it doesn't mean so, doesn't mean so
C#m9 C#m11 C#m9
Doesn't mean so much it's just greed
[RIFF]
e|-------9---------7---------4-----------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----7---7-----7---4-----4---7---4-5~----------------------------------|
G|-8---8-----8---8-----4---4-----4---4---------------------------------------| x4
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[BRIDGE]
[PLAY RIFF BELOW]
e|-----------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
B|-------5---5-------------5---5---------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8---8---8-4---8-8-8---8---8-4-----------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[RIFF]
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17-19--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------14b(x16)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------17-19--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------14b(x16)------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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