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Chi-town does Motown in this curious battle between Chicago horns and
Detroit strings.  I guess the arranger (probably Johnny Pate) couldn't
decide between Chicago backbeats (one-and-TWO-and-three-AND-four-AND)
vs. Motown backbeats (one-TWO-three-FOUR), so he left them out... play
along with the record and let me know which you prefer.  -- AWR


                         "You've Been Cheatin'"
                           (Curtis Mayfield)

Intro [4X]:

	bass doubled by guitar (2 octaves higher):
	[piano and tambourine enter 2nd time;
	 strings and horns enter 3rd time]

	(Db)             (Ebm)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-4-----4---4-----|-6-----6---6-----
	---4-6-------4-6-|---4-6-------4-6-

Verse 1:

	                           Db               Ebm
	[1: I've been  2: So I'm] trying hard to forget
	      Db                    Ebm
	That you've been cheating
	 Db             Ebm
	Wishin' you I'd never met
	        Db                  Ebm
	'Cause you've been cheating

Chorus:

	               Bbm
	Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes
	          Gb           Fm      Ebm
	And from wrong you'll never be free
	              Db                  Ebm
	While you sit cryin', you've been lyin'
	                                 (Db)
	You've been cheatin', cheatin' on me

[repeat intro riff 2X, w/strings]

Verse 2:

	Yeah, you made me suspect and I know (who-who)
	You don't want me (you don't want me)
	Cookies crumble, and that's how it goes (who-who)
	You don't want me (you don't want me)

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro riff 2X, w/strings]

Bridge:

	 Db           Ebm7
	Another lover      you discover
	Fm7          Gbmaj7      Ebm7
	   Our love's gone and I don't know why
	Db                        Ebm7
	It's just as well, though      at last I do know
	        Eb7             Ab7
	All you said was just a lie

[repeat intro riff 2X, w/strings (horns enter 2nd time)]

[repeat verse 1]

[repeat chorus]

Coda (riff and chords as per intro):

	 Db                          Ebm
	Ooh, ooh, baby (you've been cheating)
	You must not love me (you've been cheating)
	You must not want me (you've been cheating)
	You just don't care [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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