Jim Croce – Careful Man (Guitar)

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(Intro: Blues) EC#7F#7B7E
E				E7
I don't gamble, I don't fight,

A					F#7
I don't be hangin' in the bars at night;

	E		C#7	       F#7	B7	   E
Yeah, I used to be a fighter, but now I am a wiser man

E				E7
I don't drink, much, I don't smoke,

A					     F#7
I don't hardly mess around with no dope;

	E		C#7	       F#7	B7	   	E	E7
Yeah, I used to be a problem, but now I am a careful man
(Chorus)
	       A
But if you used to wanna see a commotion,

		E
You should've seen the man that I used to be;

	    A
I was trouble in perpetual motion,

F#7			       B7
Trouble with a capital "T"

	E		       E7
Stayin' out late, havin' fun,

		A			      F#7
And shot off every single shot in my gun;

	E		C#7	F#7		B7	E
Yeah, I used to be a lover but now I am an older man
(2nd end for chorus) Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man I didn't tab out the intro, but I'll work on it. This is a fun blues to play with that Croce irony. --Best, Mo Love