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Careless Whisper

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Dm7x57565
Gm7353333
Bbmaj7x13231
Am7575555
[Intro]
Dm7 Gm7
e|-12--10----------12--10-----------|-8--6--------8--6--------|
B|-10------10--------------10-------|-6-----6-----------6-----|
G|-10----------10--------------10---|-7--------7--------------|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bbmaj7 Am7
e|-6--5---------------------------|-----------------------5---|
B|-------6------------------------|--------------5--6--8------|
G|----------7---------------------|--------5--7---------------| Repeat
D|-------------8------------------|--7--8---------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dm7I feel so unsureGm7  
As I Bbmaj7take your hand and lead you Am7to the dance floor
Dm7As the music dies
Gm7Something in your eyes
Bbmaj7Calls to mind a silver screen
And Am7all its sad goodbyes
[Chorus]
Dm7I'm never gonna dance again
Gm7Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7Though it's easy to pretend
I Am7know you're not a fool
Dm7Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And Gm7waste the chance that I've been given
Bbmaj7So, I'm never gonna dance again
The Am7way I danced with you - oo - oo
Dm7ohh Gm7ohBbmaj7  Am7  
[Verse 2]
Dm7Time can never Gm7mend
The Bbmaj7careless whispers Am7of a good friend
Dm7To the heart and mind
Gm7Ignorance is kind
Bbmaj7There's no comfort in the truth
Am7Pain is all you'll find
[Chorus]
Dm7I'm never gonna dance again
Gm7Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7Though it's easy to pretend
Am7I know you're not a fool
I Dm7should've known better than to cheat a friend
Gm7And waste the chance that I've been given
Bbmaj7So, I'm never gonna dance again
The Am7way I danced with you, ohh oh.
[Interlude]
Dm7   Gm7Never witBbmaj7hout your loveAm7  
Dm7 Gm7 Bbmaj7 Am7
[Bridge]
Dm7Tonight, the music seems so loud
Gm7I wish that we could lose this crowd
Bbmaj7Maybe it's better this way
Am7We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
Dm7We could have been so good together
Gm7We could have lived this dance forever
But Bbmaj7now who's gonna dance with Am7me? Please stay
[Chorus]
Dm7And I'm never gonna dance again
Gm7Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7Though it's easy to pretend
I Am7know you're not a fool
I Dm7should've known better than to cheat a friend
And Gm7waste the chance that I've been given
Bbmaj7So, I'm never gonna dance again
The Am7way I danced with you
[Outro]
Dm7  Gm7Oh hoBbmaj7  Am7  
Dm7(Now that you're Gm7gone) Now that you're Bbmaj7goneAm7  
Dm7(Now that you're gGm7one) Was what I did so wrong?
so Bbmaj7wrong, that you had to Am7leave me alone?
Dm7   Gm7   Bbmaj7   Am7x2
Do-waa ahh, do-waa ahh, do-waa ahh,
Dm7(repeaGm7t to fBbmaj7ade)Am7  
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The story behind the song

"Careless Whisper" explores the painful realization of infidelity and its immediate, devastating impact on a relationship. George Michael wrote the song as a teenager, drawing inspiration from his own childhood experiences with infidelity, imagining the moment a partner discovers his betrayal. The lyrics capture the feeling of a relationship ending in the middle of a dance, with the knowledge of betrayal hanging heavy in the air. This track, featuring a memorable saxophone part composed by Michael himself, appeared on Wham!'s second album, Make It Big. Playing this song means channeling the remorse and the quiet, crushing finality of a love lost to a careless act.

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