Bernard Fanning

Reckless(Chords)

Bernard Fanning

Key: C#m

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Capo on 2nd fret
	        

Intro 

e |--0--4h0------4/5---4---2h0-------------0-------|---0--0h4/7--5p4p0------0-------------0---------2--| 
B |----------0--------------------0---0h2-------2--|--------------------0h4---4p0-----0h2---2p0--------| 
G |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-------------0-----| 
D |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------0--| 
A |--4------------4-------------------0------------|---4---4/7----------0-------------0----------------| 
E |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| 

Using chord shapes for this next part of the intro  

C#m B A E (slide a D shape down two frets for the E) 

e |----------------------------------------|--------0---------------4h5-------5p4----| 
B |------------5------------------4--------|-----2-----2p0--------5---------5-----5--| 
G |---------6-----6------------4-----4-----|---------------1----4---------4----------| 
D |------6----------6-------4-----------4--|------------------0----------------------| 
A |---4------------------2-----------------|--0--------------------------------------| 
E |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Verse C#m B A Only a fool would step away from it C#m B A D The song so sweet on the siren's lips C#m B A E How do you lie straight with a viper's tongue? There's a little run after 'tongue' which is the same as the last five notes in the intro For the lines with A E/G# F#m and E they are picked, shown just below
e |----------0--------------------|-----------------------------| 
B |----------2----------5---------|---------2---------0---------| 
G |---------------------4---------|---------2---------1---------| 
A |----------0--------------------|-----------------------------| 
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E |---------------------4---------|---------2---------0---------| 
A E/G# F#m E I'm at a loss to explain A E/G# F#m E Just how easy you found me to replace C#m B A E Now that the naked truth is out on display Chorus B C#m Could you explain, why did you gravitate? A E Was something about to break? B C#m Take what you need to take A E Just silently walk away A E B How could you be so reckless? A E B Could you explain, how could you be so reckless? The second verse and Chorus are pretty much the same as the first
Solo 

e |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| 
B |--5-----------5--|-----------5--------|--7b(9)--7b(9)--(9)r7--5-----| 
G |-----6--4--6-----|--6--4--6-----6--4--|--------------------------6--| 
D |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| 
A |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| 
E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| 

e |-----------------|--------------------|-------7--7-------------| 
B |--5-----------5--|-----------5--------|--7/9--------9/7--5-----| 
G |-----6--4--6-----|--6--4--6-----6--4--|---------------------6--| 
D |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------| 
A |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------| 
E |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------| 

e |--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4----------0-----|--7------7------|---7-----------| 
B |-------------0--|-----0-----0--0/2-----2--|--7b(9)--7b(9)--|--(9)r7--5-----| 
G |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------6--| 
D |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------| 
A |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------| 
E |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------| 

e |--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4-----|--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4-----|--0-----------| 
B |-------------0--|-----0-----0--|-------------0--|-----0-----0--|--------------| 
G |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| 
D |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| 
A |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| 
E |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| 

Then its back to the Chorus, on the line were he sings 'Only a fool would step away from it', play the Cdim7, 
otherwise its just the A E B  

   A       E        B               A       E        B       Cdim7 
     
e |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 
A |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 
G |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 
D |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 
A |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 
E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| 

For the outro 

e |--0--4h0------4/5---4---2h0-------------0-------|--0--4--2-------2----------0-----| 
B |----------0--------------------0---0h2-------2--|-------------0-----0--0h2-----2--| 
G |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A |--4------------4-------------------0------------|--4--4--2--2----------2----------| 
E |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

And that's it, happy jamming 
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