Careless Hands Chords
by Mel Torme
Careless Hands by Mel Torme is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords E7, D9, Fdim, A, Cdim, A7, C#m5-/7, B7, Bm5-/7, F#m and Dm6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E7 D9 Fdim A E7 D9 A D9 Cdim A
I let my heart fall into careless hands
E7 D9 E7 A E7 D9 A Fdim A
Careless hands that broke my heart in two
E7 D9 Fdim A E7 D9 A D9 Cdim A
You held my dreams like worthless grains of sand
E7 D9 E7 A E7 D9 A E7 A
Careless hands don't care when dreams slip through
A Cdim A7 D9 E7 A E7 D9 A D9 Fdim A
I brought you joy and, Dear, I loved you so
C#m5-/7 B7 Cdim B7 Bm5-/7 E7 D9 A E7
But all that sunshine didn't make the roses grow
E7 D9 Fdim A F#m
If you don't change
E7 D9 A D9 A B7 Cdim Dm6
Someday you'll know the sorrow of
D9 Fdim E7 Bm5-/7 E7 Bm5-/7 E7 Cdim A
Careless hands that can't hold on to love