Chords for Paul Kelly And The Messengers - Careless (HQ Audio)

Tempo:
112.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Kelly And The Messengers - Careless (HQ Audio) chords
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[G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G] How [D] many cats in New [G] York City?
How [C] many angels on [G] a pin?
How [D] many notes on a saxophone?
[C] How many tears in a bottle [G] of gin?
How [D] many times did you call [G] my name?
[C] Knock at the door but you [G] couldn't get in.
[C] I [G] know I've [C] been careless.
[G] I've [D] been wrapped up in [C] a shelf.
Nothing could get through [G] to me.
[D] Acted like I didn't [C] know I had friends and [G] family.
I [D] saw worry in [G] their eyes.
[C] It looked like fear [G] to me.
[C] I [G] know [D] [G] I've been [C] [G] careless.
I [Am] lost [C] my [G] tenderness.
[D] I've [C] been [G] careless.
[Am] I [C] took back care of [G] it.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] Like a mixture in a bottle.
[C] Like a frozen over [N] lake.
Like a long time fanny smile.
I thought so hard I had to crack.
[G] You were there, you held the line.
You're the [C] one that brought [G] me [D] back.
[G]
[C] I [G] know I've been [C] [G] careless.
I lost [Am] [C] my [G] tenderness.
[D] I've been [C] careless.
[G] I took [Am] [C] back care of [G] this.
How many catches do you need?
[C] How many aches do you wanna [G] feel?
How many notes on a [C] saxophone?
How many tears in a bottle of [G] gin?
How many [Bm] times did you [G] call my name?
[C] Knock at the door but you couldn't get [G] in.
How many stars do you [Em] lose your way?
How many ways can you lose your [G] way?
I know I've [C] been careless.
[G] I lost
[Em] my [G] tenderness.
I've [C] been [Em] [G] careless.
I [Em] took back care of [G] this.
[C] [G] [D] [Em] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Paul Kelly, The Messengers - Careless chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, G, D, C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 113. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] How [D] many cats in New [G] York City?
How [C] many angels on [G] a pin?
How [D] many notes on a saxophone?
[C] How many tears in a bottle [G] of gin?
How [D] many times did you call [G] my name?
[C] Knock at the door but you [G] couldn't get in. _ _ _
[C] _ I [G] know _ I've [C] been _ careless.
[G] I've [D] been wrapped up in [C] a shelf.
Nothing could get through [G] to me.
[D] Acted like I didn't [C] know I had friends and [G] family.
I [D] saw worry in [G] their eyes.
[C] It looked like fear [G] to me. _ _
[C] _ I [G] know _ [D] [G] I've been [C] _ [G] careless.
_ I [Am] lost [C] my [G] tenderness.
_ [D] I've [C] been _ [G] careless. _ _ _
[Am] I [C] took back care of [G] it. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] Like a mixture in a bottle.
[C] Like a frozen over [N] lake.
Like a long time fanny smile.
I thought so hard I had to crack.
[G] You were there, you held the line.
You're the [C] one that brought [G] me [D] back.
[G] _ _
[C] _ I [G] know _ I've been [C] _ _ [G] careless.
_ I lost [Am] [C] my [G] tenderness.
_ [D] I've been [C] _ careless.
[G] _ _ I took [Am] [C] back care of [G] this.
How many catches do you need?
[C] How many aches do you wanna [G] feel?
How many notes on a [C] saxophone?
How many tears in a bottle of [G] gin?
How many [Bm] times did you [G] call my name?
[C] Knock at the door but you couldn't get [G] in.
How many stars do you [Em] lose your way?
How many ways can you lose your [G] way?
I know I've [C] been careless.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ I lost _
[Em] my _ [G] tenderness.
I've [C] been _ [Em] _ [G] careless.
_ I [Em] took back care of [G] this. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Paul Kelly who authored this song.

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