Be Careful Of My Heart
Tracy ChapmanVersion1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
e -----1----------0----0------------------------|
B ----3----3-----1----1----------0---------0----| Play twice for intro, then
G ---2------2---2----0-----0------0---------0---| repeat all through the first
D --0--------0-3-------------------0---0-----0--| 12 lines of the song.
A ------------------3-----2-3-3-----2-3-3-------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
Chords
(You can hear she plays the open high 'e' on the album track. I recommend using your
thumb for the low F.)
^
e -1---0--0--3-|
B -3---1--1--3-|
G -2---2--0--0-|
D -0---3--2--0-|
A -x---3--3--2-|
E -x---1--x--3-|
You and your sweet smile
You and all you tantalising ways
You and your honey lips
You and all the sweet things that they say
You and your wild wild ways
One day you just up and walked away
Oh you left me hurting
But I can forgive you for that now
You taught me something
Something it took me have my life to learn
When you give all yourself away
Just tell them to be careful of your heart
Be careful of my heart, heart
Be careful of this heart of mine
Be careful of my heart, heart
It just might break and send some splinters flying
Be careful of my heart, heart
RIFF x1
Be careful
You, you, you
You, you, you
You, you, you
Took my love
Thought you took it all
You, you, you
You, you, you
You, you, you
Took my love,
RIFF x 1
Now you're gone
I'm not breaking down
I'm not falling apart
I just lost a little faith
When you broke my heart
Given a chance
I might try it again
I would risk it all this time
I'd save a little love for myself
Enough for my heart to mend
A little love for myself
Cause one day I just might love again
One day
Some sweet smile
Might turn my head
One day I just might blow myself away
One day
One day
One day
Where you see a ' B ' you can hear that she plays the C chord and drops the low C to a
B, then back up. This is massively reinforced by the bass, but can be easily enough
replicated for playing on a solo acoustic.
Good luck and thank you.
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Readable chord sheet for Be Careful Of My Heart by Tracy Chapman
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[Dm] [F] [C]
e -----1----------0----0------------------------|
B ----3----3-----1----1----------0---------0----| Play twice for intro, then
G ---2------2---2----0-----0------0---------0---| repeat all through the first
D --0--------0-3-------------------0---0-----0--| 12 lines of the song.
A ------------------3-----2-3-3-----2-3-3-------|
E ----------------------------------------------|
Chords
(You can hear she plays the open high 'e' on the album track. I recommend using your
thumb for the low F.)
^
[Dm] [F] [C] [G]
e -1---0--0--3-|
B -3---1--1--3-|
G -2---2--0--0-|
D -0---3--2--0-|
A -x---3--3--2-|
E -x---1--x--3-|
You and your sweet smile
You and all you tantalising ways
You and your honey lips
You and all the sweet things that they say
You and your wild wild ways
One day you just up and walked away
Oh you left me hurting
But I can forgive you for that now
You taught me something
Something it took me have my life to learn
When you give all yourself away
Just tell them to be careful of your heart
Be careful of my [F]heart, he[G]art
Be careful of this[F] heart of [C]mine
Be careful of my [F]heart, he[G]art
It just might break and[F] send some splinters f[C]lying
Be careful of my [F]heart, he[G]art
RIFF x1
Be careful
[Dm]You, you, you
[F]You, you, you
[C]You, you, you [B] [C]
Took my [F]love [G]
Thought you took i[F]t all[C]
[Dm]You, you, you
[F]You, you, you
[C]You, you, you [B] [C]
Took my [F]love, [G]
RIFF x 1
Now you're gone
[G] I'm not breaking down
I'[F]m not falling apart[C]
[Dm] I just lost a little faith
[F] When you [C]broke my heart
[Dm] Given a chance
[F]I might try it a[C]gain
[C]I would risk it all this [G]time
I'd save a l[Dm]ittle love for myself
[F]Enough for my heart to mend
A l[C]ittle love for myself
Cause one d[G]ay I just might love agai[Dm]n
One da[F]y
Some sweet smil[C]e
Might turn my head [B] [C]
One [Dm]day I just [F]might[C] blow myse[B]lf[C] away
One [Dm]day [F] [C] [B] [C]
One [Dm]day [F] [C] [B] [C]
One [Dm]day [F] [C] [B] [C]
Where you see a ' B ' you can hear that she plays the C chord and drops the low C to a
B, then back up. This is massively reinforced by the bass, but can be easily enough
replicated for playing on a solo acoustic.
Good luck and thank you.