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Version 1 Version 2[Intro] G D Am Am G D Am C x4 [Verse] G D How many cabs in New York City? Am C How many angels on a pin? G D How many notes on a saxophone? Am C How many tears in a bottle of gin? G D How many times did you call my name? Am C G D Am Knock at the door but you couldn't get in. [Chorus] C G I know, D Am I've been, C Careless. [Verse] G D I've been wrapped up in a shell. Am C Nothing could get through to me. G D Acted like I didn't know. Am C I had friends and family. G D I saw worry in their eyes. Am C G D Am It looked like fear to me. [Chorus] C G I know, D Am I've been, C G Careless. D Am I lost, C G my tenderness. D Am I've been, C G Careless. D Am C I took, bad care of this. [Instrumental] G D Am C x4 [Verse] G D Like a mixture in a bottle. Am C Like a frozen over lake. G D Like a long time painted smile. Am C I got so hard I had to crack. G D You were there you held the line. Am C G D Am You're the one that brought me back. [Chorus] C G I know, D Am I've been, C G Careless. D Am I lost, C G my tenderness. D Am I've been, C G Careless. D Am C I took, bad care of this. G D How many cabs in New York City? (I've been) Am C How many angels on a pin? (careless) G D How many notes on a saxophone? (I lost) Am C How many tears in a bottle of gin? (my tenderness) G D How many times did you call my name? (I've been) Am C Knock at the door but you couldn't get in? (careless) G D How many stars in the Milky Way? (I took) Am C How many ways can you lose a friend? (bad care of this) [Outro] G D I've been, Am C Careless. G D I lost, Am C my tenderness. G D I've been, Am C Careless. G D I took, Am C bad care of this.......... G D I've been, Am C Careless. G D I lost, Am C my tenderness. (I've been careless) (fade out)