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Careless Whisper

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Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

a warm sound for this song. Its capoed on the third fret.
Intro Riff. This is only played as the intro to the song.
Capo 3
E||-------Am70--|-------|-------Am70--|-------|-------Am70--|-------|-------Am70--|
B||-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|
G||-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|
D||-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|
A||--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|
E||----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|
---------------||
--0h1-0--------||
--0-0-0--------||
--2-2-2--------||
---------------||
---------------||
Verse Chords:
       Am7A7sus2     DmDmadd1  Dm11 A7sus4  
E||--0----0----|--1----1----|--0----3----|
B||--1----0----|--3----3----|--1----3----|
G||--0----0----|--2----0----|--0----0----|
D||--2----2----|--0----0----|--0----2----|
A||--0----0----|------------|--0----0----|
E||------------|------------|--1----0----|
VERSE
   Am7Amsus2           DmDmadd1
I feel so       unsure,
     Dm11                        A7sus4 (once)
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.
   Am7A7sus2
As the music dies...
                 DmDmadd1
Something in your eyes,
Dm11Calls to mind a silver screen,
     A7sus4(once)
And all those sad goodbyes.
CHORUS
       Am7Amsus2  Am7  
I'm never gonna dance again,
               DmDmadd1  Dm  
Guilty feet have got     no rhythm.
Dm11Though it's easy to pretend,
A7sus4I know you're not a fool.
                     Am7Amsus2  Am7  
I should have no better than to cheat a friend,
                        DmDmadd1 Dm  
And waste the chance that I'd    been given.
Dm11So I'm never gonna dance again,
 A7sus4(once)
The way I danced with you.
INSTRUMENTAL (Play Chorus chords)
VERSE (Play Verse Chords, minus the Amsus2 and Dmadd1)
Time can never mend,
The careless whispers of a good friend.
To the heart and mind,
If your answer's kind...
There's no comfort in the truth,
Pain is all you'll find.
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE (Play to verse chords music Amsus2 and Dmadd1)
Tonite the music seems so loud,
I wish that we could lose the crowd.
Maybe it's better this way,
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.
We could have been so good together,
We could have made this last forever...
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Please stay.
Now that you're gone...
Now that you're gone...
Now that you're gone...
Was what I did so wrong?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
REPEAT CHORUS
Thanks to TheHYPO for help on the chords. I messed up big time on them first off.

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Careless Whisper

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

A7sus4

a warm sound for this song. Its capoed on the third fret.

Intro Riff. This is only played as the intro to the song.

Capo 3

Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7

E||-------0--|-------|-------0--|-------|-------0--|-------|-------0--|

B||-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|

G||-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|

D||-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|

A||--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|

E||----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|

---------------||

--0h1-0--------||

--0-0-0--------||

--2-2-2--------||

---------------||

Verse Chords:

Am7 Dm A7sus4

A7sus2 Dmadd1 Dm11

E||--0----0----|--1----1----|--0----3----|

B||--1----0----|--3----3----|--1----3----|

G||--0----0----|--2----0----|--0----0----|

D||--2----2----|--0----0----|--0----2----|

A||--0----0----|------------|--0----0----|

E||------------|------------|--1----0----|

VERSE

Am7 Dm

Amsus2 Dmadd1

I feel so unsure,

Dm11 A7sus4 (once)

As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.

Am7

A7sus2

As the music dies...

Dmadd1

Something in your eyes,

Dm11

Calls to mind a silver screen,

A7sus4

(once)

And all those sad goodbyes.

CHORUS

Am7 Am7

Amsus2

I'm never gonna dance again,

Dm Dm

Dmadd1

Guilty feet have got no rhythm.

Dm11

Though it's easy to pretend,

A7sus4

I know you're not a fool.

Am7 Am7

Amsus2

I should have no better than to cheat a friend,

Dm Dm

Dmadd1

And waste the chance that I'd been given.

Dm11

So I'm never gonna dance again,

A7sus4

(once)

The way I danced with you.

INSTRUMENTAL (Play Chorus chords)

VERSE (Play Verse Chords, minus the Amsus2 and Dmadd1)

Time can never mend,

The careless whispers of a good friend.

To the heart and mind,

If your answer's kind...

There's no comfort in the truth,

Pain is all you'll find.

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE (Play to verse chords music Amsus2 and Dmadd1)

Tonite the music seems so loud,

I wish that we could lose the crowd.

Maybe it's better this way,

We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.

We could have been so good together,

We could have made this last forever...

But now, who's gonna dance with me?

Please stay.

Now that you're gone...

Was what I did so wrong?

So wrong that you had to leave me alone?

REPEAT CHORUS

Thanks to TheHYPO for help on the chords. I messed up big time on them first off.

About Careless Whisper Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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