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CARELESS

Words and Music by Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard, and Dick Jurgens - 1939

Number 1 on the Hit Parade in 1940,  played for 13 weeks.

Verse:
F                Bb	Gm7          C7	Gm7         C7	F
-                 Bb	Cdim	C              G7	Gm7         C7
Chorus:
B7    C7	B7     C7	Gm7	Am           Gm
E       F	E        F	Cm	D7
Gm7	Am	Gdim	Dm
G7	G9	Bb	Dbm
B7    C7	B7     C7	Gm7	Am             Gm
E       F	E        F	Cm	D7
Gm7	Bb                C7	F              Dm	D9
F+    G9	Gm7           Gdim	F	-     (C7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

Love was the thing that you wanted,  That's why we answered love's call,

Now that you've got what you wanted,  You don't seem to want it at all.

 

Chorus:

Careless,  Now that you've got me loving you,

You're Careless, Careless in ev'ry thing you do.

You break appointments and think you are smart.

If you're not careful,  You'll break my heart.

Careless, Now that my bridges all are burned,

You're Careless,  Careless in things where I'm concerned.

Are you just Careless as you seem to be,

Or do you just careless for me?

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

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