Song: Careless Whisper
Performed By: Barenaked Ladies (Live)
Written By: George Michael
Chorded/Tabbed by: David Rickard (2002)
This song is performed live by Barenaked Ladies quite often, and this is
the version I`ve got here. Its not neccessarily the same as George
Michael`s version, but hey, I like it :-)
Guitar: I`ve seen Ed play this with one of his PRS guitars, so it calls
for a Humbucker, a dab of chorus and a nudge up on the gain maybe. You want
a warm sound for this song. Its capoed on the third fret.
Intro Riff. This is only played as the intro to the song.
Capo 3
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
E||-------0--|-------|-------0--|-------|-------0--|-------|-------0--|
B||-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|--0h-1-|-------1--|
G||-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|--0h-0-|-------0--|
D||-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|-------|-------2--|
A||--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|-------|--0----0--|
E||----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|
---------------||
--0h1-0--------||
--0-0-0--------||
--2-2-2--------||
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Verse Chords:
Am7 A7sus2 Dm Dmadd1 Dm11 A7sus4
E||--0----0----|--1----1----|--0----3----|
B||--1----0----|--3----3----|--1----3----|
G||--0----0----|--2----0----|--0----0----|
D||--2----2----|--0----0----|--0----2----|
A||--0----0----|------------|--0----0----|
E||------------|------------|--1----0----|
VERSE
Am7 Amsus2 Dm Dmadd1
I feel so unsure,
Dm11 A7sus4 (once)
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.
Am7 A7sus2
As the music dies...
Dm Dmadd1
Something in your eyes,
Dm11
Calls to mind a silver screen,
A7sus4 (once)
And all those sad goodbyes.
CHORUS
Am7 Amsus2 Am7
I`m never gonna dance again,
Dm Dmadd1 Dm
Guilty feet have got no rhythm.
Dm11
Though it`s easy to pretend,
A7sus4
I know you`re not a fool.
Am7 Amsus2 Am7
I should have no better than to cheat a friend,
Dm Dmadd1 Dm
And waste the chance that I`d been given.
Dm11
So I`m never gonna dance again,
A7sus4 (once)
The way I danced with you.
INSTRUMENTAL (Play Chorus chords)
VERSE (Play Verse Chords, minus the Amsus2 and Dmadd1)
Time can never mend,
The careless whispers of a good friend.
To the heart and mind,
If your answer`s kind...
There`s no comfort in the truth,
Pain is all you`ll find.
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE (Play to verse chords music Amsus2 and Dmadd1)
Tonite the music seems so loud,
I wish that we could lose the crowd.
Maybe it`s better this way,
We`d hurt each other with the things we want to say.
We could have been so good together,
We could have made this last forever...
But now, who`s gonna dance with me?
Please stay.
Now that you`re gone...
Now that you`re gone...
Now that you`re gone...
Was what I did so wrong?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
REPEAT CHORUS
And thats about it!
Thanks to TheHYPO for help on the chords. I messed up big time on them first off.
Comments and suggestions? dave@davidrickard.co.uk
Disclaimer:
This is an interpretation of an original song. I spent my time working on this,
so please don`t rip me off.
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