Will Young - Careful

have only seen will young perform this on a v festival solo piece at

it’s a beautiful rendition of an overlooked classic originally by horse .

the chords are very simple , with the same structure for all sections – intro , outro ,
verse and chorus . however , the vocal melody changes for the chorus . simple , but brilliant ,
i Am sure you will agree!!

the tuning standard but dropped a half – tone for will’s voice , so the chords and shapes
assume you have dropped a semitone . it’s played fingerstyle , and the top E string is
rarely sounded on this version , hence the x’s!

tuning : D# G# C# F# A# D#

chords
= = = = = =

E 02210
xdbm 46654
xgbm 24422
xb x2444

xintro
= = = = =

E C#m E C#m

verse i
= = = = = = =

E C#m
sunshine on your upturned face

E C#m
everything falls into place

F#m B
blue sky A – bove , sand underfoot

F#m B
the happi – est i’ve seen you look

E C#m
sunrise stirs the low landscape

E C#m
so beauti – ful i cannot breathe

F#m B
boats out to sea , gulls in the air

F#m B
it might look as if i didn’t care

chorus i
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E C#m
careful with me , careful with my heart

E C#m
the world keeps turning , my world falls apart

F#m B
when you’re out of reach

F#m B
when you’re out of reach

verse ii
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E C#m
fool or wise no in between

E C#m
i’ve been there and i cannot win

F#m B
if this love should suffer sudden death

F#m B
it won’t be be – cause i’m not myself

E C#m
i don’t for – get depend upon

E C#m
the fact you always break my heart

F#m B
over and over and over and over

F#m B
over and over and over

chorus ii
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E C#m
careful with me , careful with my heart

E C#m
the world keeps turning , my world falls apart

F#m B
when you’re out of reach

F#m B
when you’re out of reach

chorus iii
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E C#m
careful with me , careful with my heart

E C#m
the world keeps turning , my world falls apart

F#m B
when you’re out of reach

F#m B
when you’re out of reach

outro
= = = = =

E C#m E C#m

F#m B
careful with me

F#m B

E C#m
because you . . . . .

E C#m E

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

i hope i’ve done it justice!

kevin o’brien
watford
england
october 2010

watfordkev@gmail . com