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Pete Seeger – Careless Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsE B7 E7 A

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[Chorus]
E                  B7       
Love, oh, love oh care-less 
 E
love.                            
Love, oh, love oh care-less 
 B7
love.
E          E7        A
Love, oh, love, oh, care-less 
love,
     E                 B7  
You see what love has done 
   E
to me.

[Verse 1]
E                  B7   E
I love my mama and papa too,
                        B7
I love my mama and papa too,
E                   E7    A
I love my mama and papa too,
     E                 B7 
I'd leave them both to go 
    E
with you.

[Verse 2]
E                    B7   E
What, oh what, will mama say,
                          B7
What, oh what, will mama say,
E          E7        A
What, oh what, will mama say,
     E                 B7
When she learns I've gone 
     E
astray.

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[Verse 3]
E                 B7  E
Once I wore my apron low,
                      B7
Once I wore my apron low,
E               E7    A
Once I wore my apron low,
   E                B7     
I couldn't scarely keep you 
          E
from my door.

[Verse 4]
E               B7          E
Now my apron strings don't pin,
                            B7
Now my apron strings don't pin,
E      E7                   A
Now my apron strings don't pin,
     E                    B7  
You pass my door and you don't 
   E
come in.

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[Chorus]
E                  B7       
Love, oh, love oh care-less 
 E
love.                            
Love, oh, love oh care-less 
 B7
love.
E          E7        A
Love, oh, love, oh, care-less 
love,
     E                 B7 
You see what love has done 
    E
to me.

[Verse 5]
E                  B7       E
Don't you marry a railroad man,
                            B7
Don't you marry a railroad man,
E           E7       A
A railroad man will kill you 
if he can,
            E           B7 
and he'll drink your blood, 
                E
drink it like wine.

[Chorus]
E                  B7      
Love, oh, love oh care-less 
  E
love.                           
Love, oh, love oh care-less 
 B7
love.
E          E7        A
Love, oh, love, oh, care-less 
love,
     E                 B7     E
You see what love has done to me.

How to play Careless Love: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Careless Love by Pete Seeger on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

Careless Love by Pete Seeger is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 4 chords: E, B7, E7 and A.

The backbone of the song is E – B7 – E – E7 (I – V7 – I – I7 in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.