Paul Kelly - Careless Chords

Tempo:
113.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Kelly - Careless chords
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[G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[Am] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G] How many [D] cats in New York [G] City?
[C] How many ankles on a pin?
[G] How many [D] notes on a [C] saxophone?
How many tears in a bottle of [G] gin?
How many [D] times did you call my [G] name?
[C] Knock at the door but you couldn't [G] get in.
[C] I [G] know [D] [G] I've been [C] careless.
[G] I've been [D] wrapped up in a [C] shell.
Nothing could get through to [G] me.
Acted [D] like I didn't [C] know.
I had friends and family.
[G] I saw [D] worry in their [G] eyes.
[C] But it looked like fear [G] to me.
[C] I [G] know I've been [C] careless.
[G] I lost [Am] [C] my [G] tenderness.
[Bm] [G] I've been [C] [G] careless.
I took [Am] [C] bad care [G] of it.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[Em] [G] Like a mixture in a bottle.
Like a [C] frozen over [N] lake.
Like a long time, fanny smile.
I got so hot I had to crack.
You were [C] there, you held the line.
You're the one that brought [G] me back.
[C] I [G] know [Bm] I've [C] been [G] careless.
I [Am] lost [C] my [G] tenderness.
[D] I've been [C] [G] careless.
[Am] [C] I took bad care [G] of it.
How many cats in New York City?
How [C] many kids on [G] a fish?
How many notes on a saxophone?
[Am] How [C] many tears in a bottle [G] of gin?
How many times did you call my name?
[C] Knock at the door but you couldn't [G] get in.
How many stars in a Milky [Em] Way?
How many ways can you [G] do it?
I [C] know I've been [G] careless.
I lost [Em] my [G] tenderness.
I've been [C] [G] careless.
I [C] took bad [G] care of it.
I've been [F#] [C] [G] careless.
[C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Paul Kelly, The Messengers - Careless chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, G, D, C, G and Am. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. 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] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ [G] How many [D] cats in New York [G] City?
[C] How many ankles on a pin?
[G] How many [D] notes on a [C] saxophone?
How many tears in a bottle of [G] gin?
How many [D] times did you call my [G] name?
[C] Knock at the door but you couldn't [G] get in. _ _ _
[C] I [G] know _ [D] [G] I've been [C] _ careless.
[G] I've been [D] wrapped up in a [C] shell.
Nothing could get through to [G] me.
Acted [D] like I didn't [C] know.
I had friends and family.
[G] I saw [D] worry in their [G] eyes.
[C] But it looked like fear [G] to me. _ _
[C] _ I [G] know _ I've been _ [C] careless.
[G] _ _ I lost [Am] [C] my [G] tenderness.
_ [Bm] [G] I've been _ [C] _ [G] careless.
_ I took [Am] _ [C] bad care [G] of it. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] [G] Like a mixture in a bottle.
Like a [C] frozen over [N] lake.
Like a long time, fanny smile.
I got so hot I had to crack.
You were [C] there, you held the line.
You're the one that brought [G] me back. _ _
[C] _ I [G] know _ [Bm] I've [C] been _ [G] careless.
_ I [Am] lost [C] my [G] tenderness.
[D] I've been [C] _ _ [G] careless. _ _ _ _
[Am] [C] I took bad care [G] of it.
How many cats in New York City?
How [C] many kids on [G] a fish?
How many notes on a saxophone?
[Am] How [C] many tears in a bottle [G] of gin?
How many times did you call my name?
[C] Knock at the door but you couldn't [G] get in.
How many stars in a Milky [Em] Way?
How many ways can you [G] do it?
_ I [C] know I've been _ _ [G] _ _ careless.
I lost [Em] my _ _ [G] tenderness.
I've been [C] _ _ _ [G] careless.
I [C] took bad [G] care of it.
_ _ I've been [F#] _ [C] [G] careless. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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It's Paul Kelly who authored this song.

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