Careless Hands Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays417

Careless Hands by Dottie West is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
C                   F             C 
I let my heart fall into careless hands  

         G7                           C 
Careless hands that broke my heart in two 

                        F                   C 
You held my dreams like worthless grains of sand 

         G7                                C 
Careless hands don't care when dreams slip through 


                  F                        C 
You've brought me joy and dear I loved you so 

    D7                                      G7 
But all that sunshine didn't make the roses grow 

             C                              F 
If you don't change someday you'll know the sorrow of 

         C          G7               C 
Careless hands that can't hold on to love 


                   F                        C 
You've brought me joy and dear I loved you so 

    D7                                      G7 
But all that sunshine didn't make the roses grow 

             C                              F 
If you don't change someday you'll know the sorrow of 

         C          G7               C 
Careless hands that can't hold on to love 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante