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Careless Love

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[Verse 1]
DLove oh Alove oh careless Dlove
DLove, love oh careless lAove
You have Dcaused me to D7weep
You have Gcaused me to moan
You have cDaused me to Alose my happy Dhome
[Verse 2]
DDon't never drive a Astranger from your Ddoor
DDon't never drive a stranger from your Adoor
It may Dbe your best friend D7knockin' on yGour door
Then it Dmay be your brotherA, you will never knDow
[Verse 3]
DCareless love, look Ahow you carry me Ddown
DCareless love, look how you carry me Adown
You Dcaused me to D7lose my mother and she's Glayin' in six feet of ground
Carless Dlove I can't Alet you carry me dDown
[Vesre 4]
DCareless love, you Adrove me through the rain and Dsnow
DCareless love, you drove me through the rain and Asnow
You have Drobbed me oD7ut of my silver and Gout of all my gold
I'll be dDamned if you Arob me out of my Dsoul
[Verse 5]
DYou've worried my Amother until she Ddied
DYou've caused my father to lose his Amind
Now dDamn you, I'm goin' to D7shoot you and sGhoot you four five times
And stand Dover you untAil you finish Ddyin'

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Careless Love

by Lonnie Johnson

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[Verse 1]

D A D

Love oh love oh careless love

D A

Love, love oh careless love

D D7

You have caused me to weep

You have caused me to moan

D A D

You have caused me to lose my happy home

[Verse 2]

D A D

Don't never drive a stranger from your door

D A

Don't never drive a stranger from your door

D D7 G

It may be your best friend knockin' on your door

D A D

Then it may be your brother, you will never know

[Verse 3]

D A D

Careless love, look how you carry me down

D A

Careless love, look how you carry me down

D D7 G

You caused me to lose my mother and she's layin' in six feet of ground

D A D

Carless love I can't let you carry me down

[Vesre 4]

D A D

Careless love, you drove me through the rain and snow

D A

Careless love, you drove me through the rain and snow

D D7 G

You have robbed me out of my silver and out of all my gold

D A D

I'll be damned if you rob me out of my soul

[Verse 5]

D A D

You've worried my mother until she died

D A

You've caused my father to lose his mind

D D7 G

Now damn you, I'm goin' to shoot you and shoot you four five times

D A D

And stand over you until you finish dyin'

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