Jim Croce

Careful Man(Chords)

Jim Croce

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	        Intro: E  C#7  F#7  B7  E 

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 

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 Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man

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