Tuning: Standard Chorus: A E7 A Oh, love, oh, love, careless love. D A Oh, love, love, oh, careless love. A Oh, love, oh, love, oh, careless love. E A Don't you see, what careless loves has done. A E7 A And it cause' you to leave your used to home. D A And it cause' you to leave, cause' you to moan. A And it cause' you to leave and caused you to moan. E A And it caused you have to leave your happy home. (Repeat Chorus) A E7 A Now it's Lord have mercy on poor me. D A And it's Lord have mercy on poor me. A And it's Lord have mercy mmmm poor me. E A It's nothin' but troublin' in the world I see. A E7 A Now all my money you could spend. D A Says all, my money that you could spend. A Now it's all my money that you could spend. E A Even past my door and you wouldn't look in.