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Careful Man
Jim Croce
(Intro: Blues)
E—C#7—F#7—B7—E  
EI donE7’t gamble, I don’t fight,
AI don’F#7t be hangin’ in the bars at night;
YEeahC#7, I used to F#7be B7a fighEter, but now I am a wiser man
EI donE7’t drink, much, I don’t smoke,
AI don’t harF#7dly mess around with no dope;
YEeahC#7, I used to F#7be B7a problEemE7, but now I am a careful man
(Chorus)
But if yAou used to wanna see a commotion,
YoEu should’ve seen the man that I used to be;
I was Atrouble in perpetual motion,
F#7Trouble with B7a capital “T”
SEtayin’ out E7late, havin’ fun,
AnAd shot off F#7every single shot in my gun;
YEeahC#7, I F#7used B7to Ebe a lover but now I am an older man
(2nd end for chorus)
Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man
I didn't tab out the intro, but I'll work on it. This is a fun blues to play with that 
Croce irony. --Best, Mo Love

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Careful Man

by Jim Croce

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C#7

F#7

Careful Man

Jim Croce

(Intro: Blues)

E C#7 F#7 B7 E

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E E7

I don’t gamble, I don’t fight,

A F#7

I don’t be hangin’ in the bars at night;

E C#7 F#7 B7 E

Yeah, I used to be a fighter, but now I am a wiser man

E E7

I don’t drink, much, I don’t smoke,

A F#7

I don’t hardly mess around with no dope;

E C#7 F#7 B7 E E7

Yeah, I used to be a problem, but now I am a careful man

(Chorus)

But if you used to wanna see a commotion,

You should’ve seen the man that I used to be;

I was trouble in perpetual motion,

F#7 B7

Trouble with a capital “T”

E E7

Stayin’ out late, havin’ fun,

A F#7

And shot off every single shot in my gun;

E C#7 F#7 B7 E

Yeah, I used to be a lover but now I am an older man

(2nd end for chorus)

Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man

I didn't tab out the intro, but I'll work on it. This is a fun blues to play with that

Croce irony. --Best, Mo Love

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