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Version 1
Careless Love by Ray Charles from the "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music"
album, a masterpiece.
* = use pinky on the B string to augment the 7th chords
( ) interesting mods for guitar
Sounds pretty good with a slow bluesy fingerpick style.
VERSE 1
Ab7 Eb9 Ab7 ( Db9 Ab7* )
Well I said love, oh love, oh careless love
Ab7 F9 Bb7* Eb9
I said love, woh love, woh careless love
Ab7 Ab7* Db9 G7* Ab7
Love, please tell me what have I done
Ab7 Eb9 Ab7 ( Db9 Ab7 Eb9 )
for you to hurt me all in fun
VERSE 2
well you know that i once, was blind, but now i see
i said that i once, was blind, but now i see
well you know i once, was blind, but i'm so glad, i'm so glad i see
that that old love, has made a, fool of me
VERSE 3
well you know what, a big fool, i have been
let me it say it what, a big fool, i have been
let me me say it what, oh what a big fool, that i have been
but i'd be, i'd be one, all over again
VERSE 4
well you know if i can mmmmmm, like a morning dove
if i could mmmmm, like a morning dove
well if i could moan, if i could moan, like a mo'ning dove
you know i'd moan, for every, one in love
OUTRO
that's why i say love, whoowhooowhoooaa love, careless love...
whoooa i say, love oh love careless love