Be Careful, It's My Heart

Words & Music by Irving Berlin
Recorded by Bing Crosby, 1942 (#2)
From the movie "Holiday Inn"


   Em7     A7/9 G/B  A7   D6     B7
Be careful,     it's my heart.

     Em7    G/B          A7      Edim     D6     B7
It's not my watch you're holding, it's my heart.

      D      DM7    D7      Cdim(IV)     Gm7 Edim     D
It's not the note I sent you        that you quickly burned.

     F               Dm7          E7           A7
It's not the book I lent you that you never returned.



Em7     A7/9 G/B  A7   D6     B7
Be careful,     it's my heart.

    Em7        G/B      A7    Edim   B7
The heart with which so willingly I part.

     G        Gm7     Gdim    Edim
It's yours to take to keep or break,

    D6       C#m7-5     B7
But please, before you start,

   G    G/F# Em7 A7  A7+5  D
Be careful,      it's my heart.

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