[ Cheater von Bob Kuban ]


 
Intro - Drum Fill:  F#   D#m     B     D#m (N.C.)

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 
                    F#         G#m A#m B  C#
And he'll 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 fool-hearted clown
F#maj7            G#m7
Look out for The Cheater
            F#       D#m         B       D#m (N.C.)
He's gonna build you up just to let you down


F#                          G#m7              F#      G#m A#m B  C#
All of you girls had better stay inside your door now
F#                               G#m7
He'll hurt you once, then turn around 
                      F#         G#m A#m B  C#
And hurt you some more now
G#m            A#m
While he's out betrayin'
B               C#
You'll hear people sayin'


**Chorus


Bridge:
     D#m (N.C.)         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


Am7      D7
Wait and see


 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 fool-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


Chorus 2 In Ab:
Abmaj7             Bbm7
Tough luck for The Cheater
Abmaj7          Bbm7          Eb7
Too bad for the fool-hearted clown
Abmaj7               Bbm7
Tough break for The Cheater
             Ab       Fm         Db       Fm
Who used to build you up just to let you down


Coda:
      Fm               Ab (End Cold)
(...down)