Careful Man Chords by Jim Croce

Tempo:
166.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#

B

C#

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jim Croce ~ Careful Man. chords
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[C#]
[C] [C#] [Em]
[C#] [B] I [E] don't [G] gamble, [E] I don't [G] fight, I [A] don't be hanging in the [F#] bars at [A#] night.
Yeah, [Em] I used to be a fighter, [F#] but now I am a [E] wiser man.
[B] [E] I don't [F#] drink much, [E] I don't [G] smoke, [E] I don't be hardly messing around with no [A#] dope.
[E] Yeah, I used to [C#] be a problem, [F#] but now I [B] am a careful [E] man.
[A] Well, if you used to want to see a commotion, [E] [Em] you should have seen the man that I used to be.
[E] [A] I was trouble in perpetual motion, [F#]
trouble with the capital [C#m] T.
[E] I'm laying out [F#] late, [E] having [G] fun, [E] the shot of [C] every single [F#] shot in my gun.
[Em] Yeah, I [C#] used to be a lover, but now I am an older [Em] man.
[E]
[A]
[F#] [E]
[C#] [F#] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[G#]
[F#] [E]
[F#] [E]
[A] Well, if you [E] used to want to see a [Am] commotion, [E] you should have seen the man that I used to be.
[A] I was trouble in perpetual motion, [F#] trouble with the [B] capital T.
I'm [E] laying out late, having fun, the shot of [A] every single shot [F#] in my gun.
[Em] Yeah, I used [C#] to be a terror, but now [B] I am a tired [E] man.
[C#m] [F#] Yeah, I used to be a [B] terror, but now I am a tired [E] man.
[B] [E]
[B]
[F#] [E]
[C#] [F#] [B] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [Em]
[C#] [F#] [B] [E]
[B]
[F#m] [C#]
[F#] [B] [Em]
[B] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
Em
121
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Jim Croce - Careful Man chords, Practice these chords sequence - F#, E, C#, E, A, F#, B and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 83 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 167. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [B] _ I [E] don't [G] gamble, [E] I don't [G] fight, I [A] don't be hanging in the [F#] bars at [A#] night.
Yeah, [Em] I used to be a fighter, [F#] but now I am a [E] wiser man. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] I don't [F#] drink much, [E] I don't [G] smoke, [E] I don't be hardly messing around with no [A#] dope.
_ [E] Yeah, I used to [C#] be a problem, [F#] but now I [B] am a careful [E] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, if you used to want to see a commotion, [E] _ [Em] you should have seen the man that I used to be.
[E] _ [A] I was trouble in perpetual motion, _ [F#] _
trouble with the capital [C#m] T.
_ [E] I'm laying out [F#] late, [E] having [G] fun, [E] the shot of [C] every single [F#] shot in my gun.
[Em] Yeah, I [C#] used to be a lover, but now I am an older [Em] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, if you [E] used to want to see a [Am] commotion, [E] you should have seen the man that I used to be.
[A] I was trouble in perpetual motion, _ [F#] trouble with the [B] capital T.
I'm [E] laying out late, having fun, the shot of [A] every single shot [F#] in my gun.
_ [Em] Yeah, I used [C#] to be a terror, but now [B] I am a tired [E] man. _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] Yeah, I used to be a [B] terror, but now I am a tired [E] man.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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