Careless Talk chords by Billy Joel

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
N.C. F
Oh
   D
Oh
  Bb    Bbm
Oh, Ha, ya ya ya
   C   N.C.
Ya ya yeah

Verse 1:
F
Careless talk
Dm             F  Dm
That's what you heard about me
F

Jealous talk
Dm             F  Dm
That's what I heard about you
Gm         Bbm
Everybody's telling lies
Am7         D7
 I don't even know why
G7
 Why can't people
            Gm7/C  C7
Find something better to do

Verse 2:
F
 Careless talk
Dm            F  Dm
I don't believe what they say
F
I heard them talk
   Dm             F  Dm
They say you've been putting me down
Gm           Bbm
 In the shadows on the phone
Am7          D7
 They won't leave us alone
G7
 They've been talking
           Gm7/C N.C.
Ever since you came around

Interlude:
N.C. F
Oh
   D
Oh
  Bb    Bbm
Oh, Ha, ya ya ya
   C   N.C.
Ya ya yeah

Verse 3:
F
 Careless talk
Dm          F
Telling you I'm doing wrong
F
 Jealous talk
Dm          F  Dm
Follows wherever you go
Gm           Bbm
 I'm aware of what you heard
Am7        D7
 Every terrible word
Gm       Gm/F          Gm/E
 Everybody's making believe that they know

Bridge:
A7           Dm
All of the intimate things
          Edim7
That we might have said
    A7          Dm
In the heat of a passionate moment
          Gm
In a conversation shared
    C7        Am7
For the ears of nobody else
      D7            Gm
There are some things they'll never hear
      G7        Gm7/C
There are secrets I'll never tell

Verse 4:
F
 Careless talk
Dm          F   Dm
Going around on the street
F
 Jealous talk
Dm          F   Dm
I know how bad it can be
Gm             Bbm
 Let them stand where they fall
Am7           D7
 They don't know us at all
G7                      Gm7/C N.C.
 All that talking won't make a difference to me

Interlude:
N.C. F
Oh
   D
Oh
  Bb    Bbm
Oh, Ha, ya ya ya
   C   N.C.
Ya ya yeah
N.C.
Oh

Outro:
F
 Careless talk
Dm             F  Dm
That's what they say about me
F
 Careless talk
Dm             F  Dm
That's what they say about you
F
Careless talk
Dm             F   Dm
That's what they say about me

Oh!
F
 Careless talk
Dm             F  Dm
That's what they say about you