Intro
[drum fill]
C# A#m F# A#m [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
C# D#m7 C# D#m Fm F# G#
Haven't you heard about the guy known as The Cheater / / / /
C# D#m7
He'll take your girl and then he'll lie and he'll
C# D#m Fm F# G#
mistreat her / / / /
D#m Fm
It seems every day now
F# G#
You hear people say now
Chorus:
C#maj7 D#m7 [major 7th implied by vocal harmonies]
Look out for The Cheater
C#maj7 D#m7 G#7
Make way for the fool-hearted clown
C#maj7 D#m7
Look out for The Cheater
C# A#m F# A#m [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:
A#m [N.C.] A#m G#
/ / / / / / / /
(...down)
F# Cdim
That cheater took my baby
C#
Away from me
A#m A#m7/G#
Yes, and now, I don't mean maybe
D#7 D#m7 G#7
I'll get her back, just wait and see
[key change to G]
Em7 A7
Wait and see
Verse 3:
D Em7 D Em F#m G A
One of these days he'll find a girl who knows all about him
D Em7 D Em F#m G A
She's gonna break his carefree heart and go on without him
Em F#m
And you'll hear thereafter
G A
Above all the laughter
Chorus 2:
Dmaj7 Em7
Tough luck for The Cheater
Dmaj7 Em7 A7
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
Dmaj7 Em7
Tough break for The Cheater
D Bm G Bm A#
Who used to build you up just to let you down
[key change to Ab]
[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]:
Ebmaj7 Fm7
Tough luck for The Cheater
Ebmaj7 Fm7 A#7
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
Ebmaj7 Fm7
Tough break for The Cheater
Eb Cm Ab Cm
Who used to build you up just to let you down
Coda:
Cm Eb [end cold]
/ / / / / / / / /
(...down)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers