Be Careful, It's My Heart Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Be Careful, It's My Heart by Brook Benton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em7, A7/9, G/B, A7, D6, B7, Edim, D, D7M, D7, Cdim, Gm7, F, Dm7, E7, G, Gdim, C#m5-/7, G/F# and A7/13-. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			   Em7     A7/9 G/B  A7   D6 B7 
Be careful,     it's my heart 
     Em7    G/B          A7      Edim     D6     B7 
It's not my watch you're holding, it's my heart 
      D      D7M    D7      Cdim          Gm7 Edim     D 
It's not the note I sent you        that you quickly burned 
        F                    Dm7               E7                A7 
It's not the book I lent you that you never returned 
Em7     A7/9 G/B  A7   D6 B7 
Be careful,     it's my heart 
    Em7        G/B      A7    Edim   B7 
The heart with which so willingly I part 
     G        Gm7     Gdim    Edim 
It's yours to take to keep or break 
    D6       C#m5-/7        B7 
But please, before you start 
G  G/F# Em7 A7  A7/13-  D 
Be careful,         it's my heart 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante