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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