Careful Man
Jim Croce

(Intro: Blues)
E?C#7?F#7?B7?E

E (022100@1)		E7I (020130@1)don't gamble, I don't fight,
A (x02220@1)			F#7I (242352@1)don't be hangin' in the bars at night;
	E (022100@1)C#7 (x4342x@1)      F#7B7	   EYeah, (022100@1)I used to be a fighter, but now I am a wiser man
E (022100@1)		E7I (020130@1)don't drink, much, I don't smoke,
A (x02220@1)			     F#7I (242352@1)don't hardly mess around with no dope;
	E (022100@1)C#7 (x4342x@1)      F#7B7	   	EE7
Yeah, I used to be a problem, but now I am a careful man

(Chorus)
	       ABut (x02220@1)if you used to wanna see a commotion,
		EYou (022100@1)should've seen the man that I used to be;
	    AI (x02220@1)was trouble in perpetual motion,
F#7 (242352@1)	       B7Trouble (x21202@1)with a capital "T"
	E (022100@1)       E7Stayin' (020130@1)out late, havin' fun,
		A (x02220@1)	      F#7And (242352@1)shot off every single shot in my gun;
	E (022100@1)C#7F#7		B7E
Yeah, I used to be a lover but now I am an older man

(2nd end for chorus)
Yeah, I used to be a terror, but now I am a tired man


I didn't tab out the intro, but I'll work on it. This is a fun blues to play with that 
Croce irony. --Best, Mo Love