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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:

DbDb Piano Chord 
               EbmEbm Piano Chord 

[1: I've been  2: So I'm] trying hard to forget
DbDb Piano Chord 
                    EbmEbm Piano Chord 

That you've been cheating
DbDb Piano Chord 
             EbmEbm Piano Chord 

Wishin' you I'd never met
DbDb Piano Chord 
                  EbmEbm Piano Chord 

'Cause you've been cheating

Chorus:

BbmBbm Piano Chord 

Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes
GbGb Piano Chord 
           FmFm Piano Chord 
      EbmEbm Piano Chord 

And from wrong you'll never be free
DbDb Piano Chord 
                  EbmEbm Piano Chord 

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:

DbDb Piano Chord 
           Ebm7Ebm7 Piano Chord 

Another lover      you discover
Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
          Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Piano Chord 
      Ebm7Ebm7 Piano Chord 

Our love's gone and I don't know why
DbDb Piano Chord 
                        Ebm7Ebm7 Piano Chord 

It's just as well, though      at last I do know
Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
             Ab7Ab7 Piano Chord 

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):

DbDb Piano Chord 
                          EbmEbm Piano Chord 

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