Paul McCartney - Don't Be Careless Love: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Don't Be Careless Love" 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.
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Learn Don't Be Careless Love Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paul McCartney
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 "Don't Be Careless Love" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D A D G/A D7 Burn the midnight lamp down until the dawn Em B7 I'll keep watch until I'm sure you're coming Em Asus4 A home D A D Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall D7 Em They turn into a bad dream overnight B7 Em Something could be terribly wrong A C#m Don't be careless love C Bm Don't be careless love F#m C#m Don't be, don't be careless love C#m In my dreams you're running nowhere C Bm Every step you've taken turns to glue F#m Walking down a spiral staircase Falling through, falling through G C G Don't be careless love F Em A Don't be careless love The lamp burns down and out I'm getting pretty tired of this I feel so bad, something must be going amiss I won't be there so look out for yourself You're getting in deep whatever you do Don't let me go back to sleep Don't be careless love Don't be careless love Don't be, don't be careless love Saw your face in the morning paper Saw your body rolled up in a rug Chopped up into two little pieces By some thug Don't be careless love, be careless love But in the morning light When I wake up again, you're by my side And that's the way it's always been But in the dark your mind plays funny tricks on you A D Your mind plays funny tricks on you A C#m Your mind plays funny tricks on you C Bm A# Gm D Don't be careless love You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  Asus4  C  C#m  D  D7  Em  F  F#m  G  Gm  G Bm  B7  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 "Don't Be Careless Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Be Careless Love" by Paul McCartney.