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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:21 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./k/kuban_bob/the_cheater.crd
A #12 hit in early '66 for the pride of St. Louis, Bob Kuban and the In-Men,
on the tiny Musicland, U.S.A. label. --AWR
"The Cheater"
(John Krenski)
Intro:
F# D#m B D#m
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
F# G#m7 F# G#m A#m B C#
Haven't you heard about the guy known as The Cheater / / / /
F# G#m7
He'll take your girl and then he'll lie and he'll
F# G#m A#m B C#
mistreat her / / / /
G#m A#m
It seems every day now
B C#
You hear people say now
Chorus:
F#maj7 G#m7 [major 7th implied by vocal harmonies]
Look out for The Cheater
F#maj7 G#m7 C#7
Make way for the blue-hearted clown
F#maj7 G#m7
Look out for The Cheater
F# D#m B D#m
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:
(D#m) D#m C#
...down / /
B Cdim
That cheater took my baby
F#
Away from me
D#m D#m7/C#
Yes, and now, I don't mean maybe
G#7 G#m7 C#7
I'll get her back, just wait and see
[key change to G]
Am7 D7
Wait and see
Verse 3:
G Am7 G Am Bm C D
One of these days he'll find a girl who knows all about him
G Am7 G Am Bm C D
She's gonna break his carefree heart and go on without him
Am Bm
And you'll hear thereafter
C D
Above all the laughter
Chorus 2:
Gmaj7 Am7
Tough luck for The Cheater
Gmaj7 Am7 D7
Too bad for the blue-hearted clown
Gmaj7 Am7
Tough break for The Cheater
G Em C Em Eb
Who used to build you up just to let you down
[key change to Ab]
[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]:
Abmaj7 Bbm7
Tough luck for The Cheater
Abmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7
Too bad for the blue-hearted clown
Abmaj7 Bbm7
Tough break for The Cheater
Ab Fm Db Fm Ab
Who used to build you up just to let you down
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers