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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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers