Tracy Chapman - Be Careful of My Heart: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Be Careful of My Heart" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

          Dm
You and your sweet smile
F                C           G
You and all you tantalising ways
You and your honey lips
You and all the sweet things that they say
You and your wild wild ways
One day you just up and walked away
Oh you left me hurting
But I can forgive you for that now
You taught me something
Something it took me have my life to learn
When you give all yourself away
Just tell them to be careful of your heart

                  F      G
Be careful of my heart, heart
                    F        C
Be careful of this heart of mine
                  F      G
Be careful of my heart, heart
                    F                         C
It just might break and send some splinters flying
                  F      G
Be careful of my heart, heart
Be careful

Dm
You, you, you
F
You, you, you
C             G
You, you, you
         F     G
Took my love
                 F    C
Thought you took it all

You you you
You you you
You you you
Took my love
And now you're gone

G
I'm not breaking down
F                 C
I'm not falling apart
Dm
I just lost a little faith
F          C
When you broke my heart
Dm
Given a chance
F                C
I might try it again
C                         G
I would risk it all this time

I'd save
A little love for myself
Enough for my heart to mend
A little love for myself
One day I just might love again
One day some sweet smile might turn my head
One day I just might give all myself away
One day
One day
One day



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Be Careful of My Heart" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Be Careful of My Heart" by Tracy Chapman.