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]
() ()
v v v v v v v v
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-4-----4---4-----|-6-----6---6-----|
---4-6-------4-6-|---4-6-------4-6-|
Verse 1:
[1: I've been 2: So I'm] trying hard to forget
That you've been cheating
Wishin' you I'd never met
'Cause you've been cheating
Chorus:
Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes
And from wrong you'll never be free
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:
Another lover you discover
Our love's gone and I don't know why
It's just as well, though at last I do know
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):
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