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Be Careful

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Be Careful - Patty Griffin
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Tabbed by: rarmes (Robert Armes)
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2
Notes: Pretty simple song - but a couple notes here:
I have given two versions for the C chord, as I thought
it best to use different arrangements for different parts of the song.
For the D chord, I use my thumb for the low F#. If this is too difficult, just skip the thumb part.
When playing Cv1, hammer-on the E on the fourth string.
Also hammer-on this note when playing the Cv2 in the last line of the chorus.
Chords:
G: 3 2 0 0 3 3
Csus9: x 3 2 0 3 3
Cv1: x 3 2 0 1 3
Cv2: 3 3 2 0 1 0
D: 2 0 0 2 3 2
Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0
Intro/verse:
e-----------------------3---------|
B-------3-------3-----------------|
G-----0-------0-------0-----------|
D---0-------2-------0-------------|
A---------3-----------------------|
E-3---------------3---------------|
[intro]
GCsus9 G   GCsus9 G  
[verse 1]
GCsus9 G  
All the girls in the Paris night
GCsus9 G  
All the girls in the pale moonlight
GCsus9 G  
All the girls with the shopping bags
GCsus9 G  
All the girls with the washing rags
[pre-chorus 1]
Cv1 G
All the girls on the telephones
Cv1 G
All the girls standing all alone
Cv1 G
All the girls sitting on the wires
G D (hammer-on high F#)
One by one fly into the fire
[chorus 1]
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful how you bend me
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful where you send me
Cv2 D  Em  
Careful how you end me
Cv2 G
Be careful with me
GCsus9 G  
[verse 2]
GCsus9 G  
All the girls standing by your beds
GCsus9 G  
All the girls standing on their heads
GCsus9 G  
All the girls with the broken arms
GCsus9 G  
All the girls with the deadly charms
[pre-chorus 2]
Cv1 G
All the girls in the restaurant
Cv1 G
Pretending to be nonchalant
Cv1 G
Funny girls on the TV shows
G D (hammer-on high F#)
Close your eyes and they turn to snow
[chorus 2]
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful how you bend me
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful where you send me
Cv2 D  Em  
Careful how you end me
Cv2 G
Be careful with me
[instrumental solo]
GCsus9 G  
GCsus9 G  
Cv2 G
GCv2 G  
[verse 3]
GCsus9 G  
All the girls working overtime
GCsus9 G  
Telling you everything is fine
GCsus9 G  
All the girls in the beauty shops
GCsus9 G  
Girls' tongues catching the raindrops
[pre-chorus 3]
Cv1 G
All the girls that you'll never see
Cv1 G
Forever a mystery
Cv1 G
All the girls with their secret ways
G D (hammer-on high F#)
All the girls who have gone astray
[chorus 3]
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful how you bend me
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful where you send me
Cv2 D  Em  
Careful how you end me
Cv2 G
Be careful with me
Cv2 D  G  
Be careful how you bend me
Cv2 G
Be careful with me
All chords in this song (3)

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