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Careless Love by Ray Charles from the "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music" 
album, a masterpiece.
* = use pinky on the B string to augment the 7th chords
( ) interesting mods for guitar
Sounds pretty good with a slow bluesy fingerpick style.
VERSE 1
                  Ab7                 Eb9   Ab7(  Db9  Ab7* )
Well I said love, oh love, oh careless love
              Ab7                   F9  Bb7*     Eb9  
I said love, woh love, woh careless love
          Ab7  Ab7*                    Db9  G7*   Ab7  
Love, please tell me          what have I done
        Ab7              Eb9   Ab7(  Db9    Ab7   Eb9)
for you to hurt me all in fun
VERSE 2
well you know that i once, was blind, but now i see
i said that i once, was blind, but now i see
well you know i once, was blind, but i'm so glad, i'm so glad i see
that that old love, has made a, fool of me
VERSE 3
well you know what, a big fool, i have been
let me it say it what, a big fool, i have been 
let me me say it what, oh what a big fool, that i have been
but i'd be, i'd be one, all over again
VERSE 4
well you know if i can mmmmmm, like a morning dove
if i could mmmmm, like a morning dove
well if i could moan, if i could moan, like a mo'ning dove
you know i'd moan, for every, one in love
OUTRO
that's why i say love, whoowhooowhoooaa love, careless love...
whoooa i say, love oh love careless love

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Careless Love

by Ray Charles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab7

Eb9

Db9

Bb7

Careless Love by Ray Charles from the "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music"

album, a masterpiece.

* = use pinky on the B string to augment the 7th chords

( ) interesting mods for guitar

Sounds pretty good with a slow bluesy fingerpick style.

VERSE 1

Ab7 Eb9 Ab7 Db9 Ab7

( * )

Well I said love, oh love, oh careless love

Ab7 F9 Bb7 Eb9

I said love, woh love, woh careless love

Ab7 Ab7 Db9 G7 Ab7

* *

Love, please tell me what have I done

Ab7 Eb9 Ab7 Db9 Ab7 Eb9

( )

for you to hurt me all in fun

VERSE 2

well you know that i once, was blind, but now i see

i said that i once, was blind, but now i see

well you know i once, was blind, but i'm so glad, i'm so glad i see

that that old love, has made a, fool of me

VERSE 3

well you know what, a big fool, i have been

let me it say it what, a big fool, i have been

let me me say it what, oh what a big fool, that i have been

but i'd be, i'd be one, all over again

VERSE 4

well you know if i can mmmmmm, like a morning dove

if i could mmmmm, like a morning dove

well if i could moan, if i could moan, like a mo'ning dove

you know i'd moan, for every, one in love

OUTRO

that's why i say love, whoowhooowhoooaa love, careless love...

whoooa i say, love oh love careless love

About Careless Love Chords by Ray Charles

Learn how to play Careless Love by Ray Charles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Careless Love chords”, “Careless Love guitar chords”, or “Ray Charles Careless Love chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Careless Love chords and for experienced players who want accurate Careless Love lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, Ab7, Eb9, Db9, F9, Bb7.

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What key is "Careless Love" in?

The chords for "Careless Love" show the original chord names (including B, Ab7, Eb9, Db9, F9, Bb7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.