Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
[drum fill]
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Verse 1
Haven't you heard about the guy known as The Cheater / / / /
He'll take your girl and then he'll lie and he'll
mistreat her / / / /
It seems every day now
You hear people say now
Chorus
F#maj7 G#m7 [major 7th implied by vocal harmonies]
Look out for The Cheater
Make way for the fool-hearted clown
Look out for The Cheater
He's gonna build you up just to let you down
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
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(...down)
That cheater took my baby
Away from me
Yes, and now, I don't mean maybe
I'll get her back, just wait and see
[key change to G]
Wait and see
Verse 3
One of these days he'll find a girl who knows all about him
She's gonna break his carefree heart and go on without him
And you'll hear thereafter
Above all the laughter
Chorus 2
Tough luck for The Cheater
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
Tough break for The Cheater
Who used to build you up just to let you down
[key change to Ab]
[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]:
Tough luck for The Cheater
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
Tough break for The Cheater
Who used to build you up just to let you down
Coda
[end cold]
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(...down)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers