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Careless Heart

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Standard Tuning
All chords are barre chords
Intro: C#m, C#m, Dm, Dm, C#m, C#m,
Em
  FSink in my skin, Clike a tatBbtoo,
  But FpictureF/Es can fDmade,
  Like a fClower locked in a dBbark room,
  FLie on our backs, Ctalk till we’re Bbnew,
  But Fvoices F/Ewill waDmke us, Cburst into the Bbbedroom,
  I fGall in a Bbdive,
  Like a Gkingfisher BbfliesBbm  
  I Fgave you, into the Amwrong hands,
                          Bb          Bb  Bb(m)
  The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,
  FGave you into the Amwrong hands,
  Oh my cDmareless heart, oh my cBbareless heart
  FCarry my past, Ccaught like a Bbgun,
  And sFharpF/E, shoot the Dmstars down,
  Oh Cnow look what BbI’ve done.
  I Gfall in a Bbdive,
  Like a Gkingfisher BbfliesBbm  
  I Fgave you, into the Amwrong hands,
                          Bb          Bb  Bb(m)
  The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,
  FGave you into the Amwrong hands,
  Oh my cDmareless heart, oh my cBbareless heart
C#m, C#m, Dm, Dm, C#m, C#m,
Em
  FSend me a wreathe, Cthen I’ll be Bbgone,
  For FnothinF/Eg can lDmive when you’re Cpoisoning your Bbfirst love,
  I Gfall in a Bbdive,
  Like a Gkingfisher BbfliesBbm  
  I Fgave you, into the Amwrong hands,
                          Bb          Bb  Bb(m)
  The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,
  FGave you into the Amwrong hands,
  Oh my cDmareless heart, oh my cBbareless heart
  I Fgave you, into the Amwrong hands,
                          Bb          Bb  Bb(m)
  The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,
  FGave you into the Amwrong hands,
  Oh my cDmareless heart, oh my cBbareless heart
  Oh my cFareless heart.
about the intro and that middle 8; those chords dont sound EXACTLY right, but if you

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Careless Heart

by Duke Special

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F/E

Bbm

Standard Tuning

All chords are barre chords

C#m C#m Dm Dm C#m C#m

Intro: , , , , , ,

F C Bb

Sink in my skin, like a tattoo,

F F/E Dm

But pictures can fade,

C Bb

Like a flower locked in a dark room,

F C Bb

Lie on our backs, talk till we’re new,

F F/E Dm C Bb

But voices will wake us, burst into the bedroom,

G Bb

I fall in a dive,

G Bb Bbm

Like a kingfisher flies

F Am

I gave you, into the wrong hands,

Bb Bb Bb

(m)

The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,

F Am

Gave you into the wrong hands,

Dm Bb

Oh my careless heart, oh my careless heart

F C Bb

Carry my past, caught like a gun,

F F/E Dm

And sharp, shoot the stars down,

C Bb

Oh now look what I’ve done.

G Bb

I fall in a dive,

G Bb Bbm

Like a kingfisher flies

F Am

I gave you, into the wrong hands,

Bb Bb Bb

(m)

The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,

F Am

Gave you into the wrong hands,

Dm Bb

Oh my careless heart, oh my careless heart

C#m C#m Dm Dm C#m C#m

, , , , , ,

F C Bb

Send me a wreathe, then I’ll be gone,

F F/E Dm C Bb

For nothing can live when you’re poisoning your first love,

G Bb

I fall in a dive,

G Bb Bbm

Like a kingfisher flies

F Am

I gave you, into the wrong hands,

Bb Bb Bb

(m)

The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,

F Am

Gave you into the wrong hands,

Dm Bb

Oh my careless heart, oh my careless heart

F Am

I gave you, into the wrong hands,

Bb Bb Bb

(m)

The wrong hands, you were right to throw your head up,

F Am

Gave you into the wrong hands,

Dm Bb

Oh my careless heart, oh my careless heart

Oh my careless heart.

about the intro and that middle 8; those chords dont sound EXACTLY right, but if you

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