The Cheater

[drum fill]

        [F#]/  / [D#m] /  /   [B]/  /  [D#m] /  [N.C.]/  /  /   /  /  /  /

        [F#]Haven't you heard about the [G#m7]guy known as The C[F#]heater  [G#m]  / [A#m]/   [B]/  [C#] /
        [F#]He'll take your girl and then he'll [G#m7]lie and he'll
                mist[F#]reat her   [G#m]  / [A#m]/   [B]/  [C#] /
        [G#m]It seems every [A#m]day now
        [B]You hear people [C#]say now

        F
        Look out for The Cheater
        [F#maj7]Make way for the [G#m7]fool-hearted c[C#7]lown
        [F#maj7]Look out for The C[G#m7]heater
        He's gonna b[F#]uild you [D#m]up just to l[B]et you d[D#m]own [N.C.]

        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]

             [D#m] /  [N.C.]/  /  /   /  [D#m]/  /[C#]  /
        (...down)

        [B]  That cheater [Cdim]took my baby
        [F#]   Away from me
        [D#m]Yes, and now, I[D#m7] don'[C#]t mean maybe
        [G#7]I'll get her back, just [G#m7]wait and [C#7]see

        [key change to G]

        [Am7]Wait and [D7]see

        O[G]ne of these days he'll find a [Am7]girl who knows all ab[G]out him [Am]    [Bm]       [C]         [D]
        S[G]he's gonna break his carefree h[Am7]eart and go on witho[G]ut him  [Am]     [Bm]        [C]          [D]
        [Am]And you'll hear therea[Bm]fter
        [C]  Above all the la[D]ughter

        [Gmaj7]Tough luck for The C[Am7]heater
        [Gmaj7]Too bad for the f[Am7]ool-hearted c[D7]lown
        [Gmaj7]Tough break for The C[Am7]heater
        Who used to b[G]uild you [Em]up just to l[C]et you d[Em]own   [Eb]

        [key change to Ab]

[repeat chorus 2, in Ab]:

        [Abmaj7]Tough luck for The [Bbm7]Cheater
        [Abmaj7]Too bad for the [Bbm7]fool-hearted c[Eb7]lown
        [Abmaj7]Tough break for The C[Bbm7]heater
        Who used to b[Ab]uild you [Fm]up just to [Db]let you d[Fm]own

              [Fm]               [Ab] [end cold]
              / / / /  / / / /  /
        (...down)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers