Be Careful of My Heart Chords by Tracy Chapman
Tempo:
96.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [C]
[G]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[G] [D] You and your [Dm] sweet smile, [F] you and all [C] the tantalizing ways.
[G] [C] [D] You and your [Dm] honey lips, [F] you and all [C] the sweet things that they say.
[G] [C] You [D] and your wild, [Dm] wild ways.
[F] One day [C] you just up and walked away.
[G] [Cm] Oh, you [D] left me hurting, [F] but I [C] can't forgive you for that now.
[G] [C] You taught [Dm] me something.
[F] Something took [C] me half my life to learn.
[G] [C] When you [D] give all yourself away, [F] just tell them [C] to be careful of your heart.
[G] [C] Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
Careful of [F] this heart [Am] of [C] mine.
Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
It just might [F] break it since I'm [Am] spent as [C] fine.
Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
Careful.
[Dm]
[C]
[D] [C] [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, [G] you.
[C] [F] Took my love, [G] thought you [F] took it all.
[C] [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, you.
You [G] [C] took [F] my love, [Em] now you're [Dm] gone.
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] I'm not breaking down.
[F] I'm not [C] falling apart.
[Dm]
I just lost a little faith [F] when [C] you broke my heart.
[Dm] Given a chance, [F] I might [C] try it again.
I wouldn't risk it all [G] this time.
I'd save a [Dm] little love for myself.
[F] Enough for my heart to mend.
[C] A little love for myself.
One [G] day, I just might love [Dm] again.
[F] One day, [C] some sweet smile might turn my head.
[Dm] One day, [F] I just might
[C] Bore [Em] myself [C] away.
[Dm] One day, [F] one
[C] [G]
[Dm] day, one [F]
[C] [Em] [C]
[Dm] day.
[E] [F] [C]
[G]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[G] [D] You and your [Dm] sweet smile, [F] you and all [C] the tantalizing ways.
[G] [C] [D] You and your [Dm] honey lips, [F] you and all [C] the sweet things that they say.
[G] [C] You [D] and your wild, [Dm] wild ways.
[F] One day [C] you just up and walked away.
[G] [Cm] Oh, you [D] left me hurting, [F] but I [C] can't forgive you for that now.
[G] [C] You taught [Dm] me something.
[F] Something took [C] me half my life to learn.
[G] [C] When you [D] give all yourself away, [F] just tell them [C] to be careful of your heart.
[G] [C] Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
Careful of [F] this heart [Am] of [C] mine.
Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
It just might [F] break it since I'm [Am] spent as [C] fine.
Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
Careful.
[Dm]
[C]
[D] [C] [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, [G] you.
[C] [F] Took my love, [G] thought you [F] took it all.
[C] [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, you.
You [G] [C] took [F] my love, [Em] now you're [Dm] gone.
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] I'm not breaking down.
[F] I'm not [C] falling apart.
[Dm]
I just lost a little faith [F] when [C] you broke my heart.
[Dm] Given a chance, [F] I might [C] try it again.
I wouldn't risk it all [G] this time.
I'd save a [Dm] little love for myself.
[F] Enough for my heart to mend.
[C] A little love for myself.
One [G] day, I just might love [Dm] again.
[F] One day, [C] some sweet smile might turn my head.
[Dm] One day, [F] I just might
[C] Bore [Em] myself [C] away.
[Dm] One day, [F] one
[C] [G]
[Dm] day, one [F]
[C] [Em] [C]
[Dm] day.
[E] [F] [C]
Key:
C
F
G
Dm
D
C
F
G
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] You and your [Dm] sweet smile, [F] you and all [C] the tantalizing ways.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] You and your [Dm] honey lips, [F] you and all [C] the sweet things that they say.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ You [D] and your wild, [Dm] wild ways.
[F] One day [C] you just up and walked away.
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] Oh, you [D] left me hurting, _ [F] but I [C] can't forgive you for that now.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ You taught [Dm] me something.
_ _ [F] Something took [C] me half my life to learn.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ When you [D] give all yourself away, [F] just tell them [C] to be careful of your heart.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
_ Careful of [F] this heart [Am] of [C] mine.
Careful of [F] my heart, _ [G] heart.
It just might [F] break it since I'm [Am] spent as [C] fine.
_ Careful of [F] my heart, _ [G] heart.
_ Careful.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, [G] you.
[C] _ _ [F] Took my love, _ [G] _ _ thought you [F] took it all.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, you.
You [G] _ [C] took _ [F] my love, [Em] _ _ _ now you're [Dm] gone.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ I'm not breaking down.
_ _ [F] I'm not [C] falling apart.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
I just lost a little faith [F] when _ [C] you broke my heart.
_ [Dm] _ _ Given a chance, _ [F] I might [C] try it again.
_ _ _ _ _ I wouldn't risk it all [G] this time. _ _ _
I'd save a [Dm] little love for myself.
_ _ [F] Enough for my heart to mend.
_ _ [C] A little love for myself.
_ One [G] day, I just might love [Dm] again. _ _ _ _
[F] One day, _ [C] some sweet smile might turn my head. _ _ _ _
[Dm] One day, _ [F] I just might _
_ [C] _ _ Bore [Em] myself [C] away.
[Dm] One day, _ _ [F] one _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] day, _ one [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] day.
_ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] You and your [Dm] sweet smile, [F] you and all [C] the tantalizing ways.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] You and your [Dm] honey lips, [F] you and all [C] the sweet things that they say.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ You [D] and your wild, [Dm] wild ways.
[F] One day [C] you just up and walked away.
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] Oh, you [D] left me hurting, _ [F] but I [C] can't forgive you for that now.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ You taught [Dm] me something.
_ _ [F] Something took [C] me half my life to learn.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ When you [D] give all yourself away, [F] just tell them [C] to be careful of your heart.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ Careful of [F] my heart, [G] heart.
_ Careful of [F] this heart [Am] of [C] mine.
Careful of [F] my heart, _ [G] heart.
It just might [F] break it since I'm [Am] spent as [C] fine.
_ Careful of [F] my heart, _ [G] heart.
_ Careful.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, [G] you.
[C] _ _ [F] Took my love, _ [G] _ _ thought you [F] took it all.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] You, you, you.
[F] You, you, you.
[C] You, you, you.
You [G] _ [C] took _ [F] my love, [Em] _ _ _ now you're [Dm] gone.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ I'm not breaking down.
_ _ [F] I'm not [C] falling apart.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
I just lost a little faith [F] when _ [C] you broke my heart.
_ [Dm] _ _ Given a chance, _ [F] I might [C] try it again.
_ _ _ _ _ I wouldn't risk it all [G] this time. _ _ _
I'd save a [Dm] little love for myself.
_ _ [F] Enough for my heart to mend.
_ _ [C] A little love for myself.
_ One [G] day, I just might love [Dm] again. _ _ _ _
[F] One day, _ [C] some sweet smile might turn my head. _ _ _ _
[Dm] One day, _ [F] I just might _
_ [C] _ _ Bore [Em] myself [C] away.
[Dm] One day, _ _ [F] one _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] day, _ one [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] day.
_ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _