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Reckless - Bernard Fanning
Album: Civil Dusk
*CAPO 4*
[Intro]
Bm Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Bm D5 G Cadd9
Bm A G D Dsus4
[Verse 1]
BmOnly a Afool would step Gaway from this
BmThe song so Asweet on the sGiren’s lipsCadd9  
BmHow do you lie sAtraight with a Gviper’s tDongue?Dsus4  
GI’m at a D/F#loss to explEm7ainD  
GJust how D/F#easy you foEm7und me to replaceD  
BmNow that the Anaked truth is Gout on displDay
[Chorus]
Could you eAxplain why did you Bmgravitate
GTo somethin’ aDbout to break
ATake what you Bmneed to take
GJust silently Bmwalk Aaway
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
Can you explain
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
[Verse 2]
BmThree Dtime lucky, you might Gadmit
BmSee and Dspeak and hear no GevilCadd9  
BmGuess I thought AI could just keep sGtumblin’ back DinDsus4  
GI’m at a D/F#loss to explEm7ainD  
GJust how D/F#easy you foEm7und me to replaceD  
BmWe were free Afallin’ out into Gnothin’ anywaDy
[Chorus]
Could you eAxplain why did you Bmgravitate
GTo somethin’ aDbout to break
ATake what you Bmneed to take
GJust silently Bmwalk Aaway
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
Can you explain
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
[Bridge]
 D   Em   D/F#    G(x3)
D Em D/F# Bm A G
[Chorus]
Can you explain
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
Three time lucky, you might admit
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
       Bb#6add9
Only a fool would step away from this
GHow could you Dbe so Areckless?
We were free fallin’ out into Gnothin’ anywayD  A  
[Outro]
Bm Dsus4 D Dsus2 G
Bm A G

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Reckless

by Bernard Fanning

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Dsus2

Cadd9

D/F#

Em7

Reckless - Bernard Fanning

Album: Civil Dusk

*CAPO 4*

[Intro]

Bm Dsus4 D Dsus2 G

Bm D5 G Cadd9

Bm A G D Dsus4

[Verse 1]

Bm A G

Only a fool would step away from this

Bm A G Cadd9

The song so sweet on the siren’s lips

Bm A G D Dsus4

How do you lie straight with a viper’s tongue?

G D/F# Em7 D

I’m at a loss to explain

G D/F# Em7 D

Just how easy you found me to replace

Bm A G D

Now that the naked truth is out on display

[Chorus]

A Bm

Could you explain why did you gravitate

G D

To somethin’ about to break

A Bm

Take what you need to take

G Bm A

Just silently walk away

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

Can you explain

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

[Verse 2]

Bm D G

Three time lucky, you might admit

Bm D G Cadd9

See and speak and hear no evil

Bm A G D Dsus4

Guess I thought I could just keep stumblin’ back in

G D/F# Em7 D

I’m at a loss to explain

G D/F# Em7 D

Just how easy you found me to replace

Bm A G D

We were free fallin’ out into nothin’ anyway

[Chorus]

A Bm

Could you explain why did you gravitate

G D

To somethin’ about to break

A Bm

Take what you need to take

G Bm A

Just silently walk away

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

Can you explain

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

[Bridge]

D Em D/F# G

(x3)

D Em D/F# Bm A G

[Chorus]

Can you explain

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

Three time lucky, you might admit

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

Bb#6add9

Only a fool would step away from this

G D A

How could you be so reckless?

G D A

We were free fallin’ out into nothin’ anyway

[Outro]

Bm Dsus4 D Dsus2 G

Bm A G

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