Intro
[drum fill]
D Bm G Bm [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
D Em7 D Em F#m G A
Haven't you heard about the guy known as The Cheater / / / /
D Em7
He'll take your girl and then he'll lie and he'll
D Em F#m G A
mistreat her / / / /
Em F#m
It seems every day now
G A
You hear people say now
Chorus:
Dmaj7 Em7 [major 7th implied by vocal harmonies]
Look out for The Cheater
Dmaj7 Em7 A7
Make way for the fool-hearted clown
Dmaj7 Em7
Look out for The Cheater
D Bm G Bm [N.C.]
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:
Bm [N.C.] Bm A
/ / / / / / / /
(...down)
G Cdim
That cheater took my baby
D
Away from me
Bm Bm7/A
Yes, and now, I don't mean maybe
E7 Em7 A7
I'll get her back, just wait and see
[key change to G]
Fm7 A#7
Wait and see
Verse 3:
D# Fm7 D# Fm Gm G# A#
One of these days he'll find a girl who knows all about him
D# Fm7 D# Fm Gm G# A#
She's gonna break his carefree heart and go on without him
Fm Gm
And you'll hear thereafter
G# A#
Above all the laughter
Chorus 2:
D#maj7 Fm7
Tough luck for The Cheater
D#maj7 Fm7 A#7
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
D#maj7 Fm7
Tough break for The Cheater
D# Cm G# Cm Cb
Who used to build you up just to let you down
[key change to Ab]
[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]:
Fbmaj7 Gbm7
Tough luck for The Cheater
Fbmaj7 Gbm7 Cb7
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
Fbmaj7 Gbm7
Tough break for The Cheater
Fb C#m A C#m
Who used to build you up just to let you down
Coda:
C#m Fb [end cold]
/ / / / / / / / /
(...down)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers