Paul McCartney - Don't Be Careless Love: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Don't Be Careless Love" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Don't Be Careless Love ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Don't Be Careless Love" smoothly on your ukulele.

 D        A        D          G        D7
Burn the midnight lamp down until the dawn
Em                 B7
I'll keep watch until I'm sure you're coming
 Em Asus4 A
home
D                  A                     D
Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall
     D7                    Em
They turn into a bad dream overnight
B7                            Em
Something could be terribly wrong

A                  C#m
Don't be careless love
          C        Bm
Don't be careless love
F#m                          C#m
Don't be, don't be careless love

C#m
In my dreams you're running nowhere
C                                 Bm
Every step you've taken turns to glue
                       F#m
Walking down a spiral staircase
Falling through, falling through

G         C        G
Don't be careless love
          F        Em   A
Don't be careless love

The lamp burns down and out
I'm getting pretty tired of this
I feel so bad, something must be going amiss
I won't be there so look out for yourself
You're getting in deep whatever you do
Don't let me go back to sleep

Don't be careless love
Don't be careless love
Don't be, don't be careless love

Saw your face in the morning paper
Saw your body rolled up in a rug
Chopped up into two little pieces
By some thug
Don't be careless love, be careless love

But in the morning light
When I wake up again, you're by my side
And that's the way it's always been
But in the dark your mind plays funny tricks on you

      A                          D
Your mind plays funny tricks on you
      A                         C#m
Your mind plays funny tricks on you
          C           Bm A# Gm D
Don't be careless love

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Asus4

Ukulele chord Asus4

C

Ukulele chord C

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

B7

Ukulele chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don't Be Careless Love" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Don't Be Careless Love" by Paul McCartney.

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