You Can’t Judge A Book by the Cover Cappo – 4th Fret – use the chord shapes as shown the original recording was in G#-Fb Another typical Bo-Diddley Jungle Beat it just drives along A great version was done by the Merseybeats way back in the 1960s Intro Verse 1 You can’t judge an apple by looking at the tree You can’t judge honey by looking at the bee You can’t judge a daughter by looking at her mother Tacit You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover Chorus Oh oh oh can’t you see Oh you miss judged me I look like a bummer but I’m a lover You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover Bridge Come a little closer baby – here what else I gotta say you got your radio turn down too low – TURN IT UP Verse 2 You can’t judge sugar by looking at the cane You can’t judge a woman by looking at her man You can’t judge a sister by looking at her brother Tacit You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover Repeat Chorus Verse 3 You can’t judge a fish by looking at the pond You can’t judge right by looking at the wrong You can’t judge one by looking at the other Tacit You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover Chorus Oh oh oh can’t you see Oh you can’t judged me B7(this is played off to sound really bad) A I play like a bummer but I’m a lover Out