The Cheater Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

[drum fill]

  F♯/ / D♯m / / B/ / D♯m / N.C./ / / / / / /

Verse 1

  F♯Haven't you heard about the G♯m7guy known as The CF♯heater G♯m / A♯m/ B/ C♯ /

  F♯He'll take your girl and then he'll G♯m7lie and he'll

  mistF♯reat her G♯m / A♯m/ B/ C♯ /

  G♯mIt seems every A♯mday now

  BYou hear people C♯say now

Chorus

F#maj7 G#m7 [major 7th implied by vocal harmonies]

Look out for The Cheater

  F♯7MMake way for the G♯m7fool-hearted cC♯7lown

  F♯7MLook out for The CG♯m7heater

  He's gonna bF♯uild you D♯mup just to lBet you dD♯mown  N.C.

Verse 2

All of you girls had better stay inside your door now

He'll hurt you once, then turn around and hurt you some more now

While he's out betrayin'

You'll hear people sayin'

[repeat chorus]

Bridge

  D♯m / N.C./ / / / D♯m/ /C♯ /

(...down)

  B That cheater Cdimtook my baby

  F♯ Away from me

  D♯mYes, and now, ID♯m7 don'C♯t mean maybe

  G♯7I'll get her back, just G♯m7wait and C♯7see

[key change to G]

  Am7Wait and D7see

Verse 3

  OGne of these days he'll find a Am7girl who knows all abGout him Am Bm C D

  SGhe's gonna break his carefree hAm7eart and go on withoGut him Am Bm C D

  AmAnd you'll hear thereaBmfter

  C Above all the laDughter

Chorus 2

  G7MTough luck for The CAm7heater

  G7MToo bad for the fAm7ool-hearted cD7lown

  G7MTough break for The CAm7heater

  Who used to bGuild you Emup just to lCet you dEmown E♭

[key change to Ab]

[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]:

  A♭7MTough luck for The B♭m7Cheater

  A♭7MToo bad for the B♭m7fool-hearted cE♭7lown

  A♭7MTough break for The CB♭m7heater

  Who used to bA♭uild you Fmup just to D♭let you dFmown

Coda

  Fm A♭ [end cold]

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(...down)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers