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You've Been Cheating by Impressions

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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]

	(Chord diagramDbDb)       (Chord diagramEbmEbm)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-4-----4---4-----|-6-----6---6-----
	---4-6-------4-6-|---4-6-------4-6-

Verse 1:

	              Chord diagramDbDb        Chord diagramEbmEbm
	[1: I've been 2: So I'm] ...
	   Chord diagramDbDb          Chord diagramEbmEbm
	That you've ...
	 Chord diagramDbDb       Chord diagramEbmEbm
	Wishin' ...
	    Chord diagramDbDb         Chord diagramEbmEbm
	'Cause you've ...

Chorus:

	        Chord diagramBbmBbm
	Can't you know lies can ...
	     Chord diagramGbGb      Chord diagramF minorFm   Chord diagramEbmEbm
	And from wrong ...
	       Chord diagramDbDb         Chord diagramEbmEbm
	While you sit cryin'...
	                 (Chord diagramDbDb)
	You've been ...

[repeat intro riff 2X, w/strings]

Verse 2:

	Yeah, you made me suspect and I ...

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro riff 2X, w/strings]

Bridge:

	 Chord diagramDbDb      Chord diagramEbM7Ebm7
	Another lover   ...
	Chord diagramFm7Fm7     Chord diagramGbmaj7Gbmaj7   Chord diagramEbM7Ebm7
	  Our love's gone and ...
	Chord diagramDbDb            Chord diagramEbM7Ebm7
	It's just as well, ...
	    Chord diagramEb7Eb7       Chord diagramAb7Ab7
	All you said was ...

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

[repeat verse 1]

[repeat chorus]

Coda (riff and chords as per intro):

	 Chord diagramDbDb             Chord diagramEbmEbm
	Ooh, ooh, baby (you've been ...


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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