[Intro]
     

[Verse 1]
           
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

ove
           
You fly to my 

             
head like wine
             
You've wrecked

           
 the life of a

              
, many a poor 


girl
             
And you nearly

            
 spoiled this 

        
life of mine

[Verse 2]
           
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

ove
         
In your clutch

             
es of desire
           
You made me br

             
eak a many tru

  
e vow
             
Then you set m

            
y very soul on

 
 fire

[Verse 3]
           
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

ove
          
All my happine

             
ss has left
             
You filled my 

            
heart with the

           
m weary old bl

ues
             
Now I'm walkin

           
' talkin' to m

yself

[Verse 4]
           
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

ove
           
Trusted you, n

          
ow it's too la

    
te
             
You've made me

           
 throw my only

        
 friend down
            
That's why I s

             
ing this song 

   
of hate

[Verse 5]
           
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

ove
           
Night and day 

         
I weep and moa

n
             
You brought th

           
e wrong man in

      
to my life
             
For my sins, t

            
ill judgment I

    
'll atone