Billy Joel - Careless Talk: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Careless Talk" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Careless Talk Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Joel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Careless Talk" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  F
Oh
  D
Oh
    A#        A#m
Oh, Ha, ya ya ya
       C
Ya ya yeah

F
Careless talk
Dm                           F Dm
That's what you heard about me
F
Jealous talk
Dm                         F   Dm
That's what I heard about you
Gm                  A#m
Everybody's telling lies
Am7                 D7
  I don't even know why
G7
  Why can't people
                        Gm7/C   C7
Find something better to do

Careless talk
I don't believe what they say
(Careless talk, don't believe it)
I heard them talk
They say you've been putting me down
(Heard them talk, talkin', talkin')
In the shadows on the phone
They won't leave us alone
They've been talking
Ever since you came around

Whoa-ho, oh, oh, oh
Ah, yayaya, yayaya

Careless talk
Telling you I'm doing wrong
(Careless talk, talkin', talkin')
Jealous talk
Follows wherever you go
(Jealous talk, talkin', talkin')
I'm aware of what you heard
Every terrible word
Everybody's making believe that they know

A7                    Dm
All of the intimate things
                        Edim7
That we ever might have said
        A7                   Dm
In the heat of a passionate moment
                   Gm
In a conversation shared
        C7             Am7
For the ears of nobody else
           D7                       Gm
There are some things they'll never hear
           G7                Gm7/C C
There are secrets I'll never tell

Careless talk
Is going around on the streets
(Careless talk, talkin', talkin')
Jealous talk
I know how bad it can be
(Jealous talk, talkin', talkin')
Let them stand where they fall
They don't know us at all
All that talking
Won't make a difference to me

Whoa-oh, oh, oh
Ah, yayaya, yayaya

Oh, careless talk
That's what they say about me
(Careless talk, talkin', talkin')
Careless talk
That's what they say about you
(Careless talk, talkin', talkin', talkin')
Oh, careless talk
That's what they say about me
(Careless talk, talkin', talkin')
Oh, careless talk
That's what they say about you
(Careless talk, talkin', talkin', talkin')
Oh, careless talk


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Edim7

Guitar chord Edim7

F

Guitar chord F

G7

Guitar chord G7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Careless Talk" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Careless Talk" by Billy Joel.

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