Paul McCartney – Dont Be Careless Love (Ukulele)

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[Verse 1]
D        A        D
Burn the midnight lamp 

D      A7      D7
Down until the dawn

Em                B7                        | Em  | Asus4 A |
I'll keep watch until I'm sure you're coming 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
[Bridge]
A                 C#m            C        Bm
Don't be careless love, don't be careless love

F#m                        [ C#m ]
Don't be, don't be careless love
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
 In my dream you're running nowhere

C                               [ Bm ]
 Every step you've taken turns to glue

Bm                     F#m
 Walking down a spiral staircase, falling through, falling through ...
[Chorus]
G        C        G        F       | Em | A |
Don't be careless love, be careless love
[Verse 2]
    D          A         D
The lamp burns down and out

                   A7       D7
I'm getting pretty tired of this

   Em          B7                       | Em  | Asus4 A |
I feel so bad, something might be going amiss

  D                  A                D
I won't be there, so look out for yourself

       D7                  Em
You're getting in deep whatever you do

      B7                 Em
Don't let me go back to sleep
[Bridge]
A                 C#m            C        Bm
Don't be careless love, don't be careless love

F#m                        [ C#m ]
Don't be, don't be careless love
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m
 Saw your face in the morning paper

C
 Saw your body rolled up in a rug

Bm                                 F#m
 Chopped up into two little pieces by some thug
[Chorus]
G        C        G        F       | Em | A |
Don't be careless love, be careless love
[Verse 3]
    D      A         D                A7  D7
But in the morning light, when I wake up again

       Em             B7                        | Em  | Asus4 A |
You're by my side and that's the way it's always been

    D                A                          D
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
[Coda]
C#m      C        Bm  | Bb Gm |  D
Don't be careless love