You've Been Cheatin'
The Impressions

(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:

                                    Db               Ebm
         [1: I've been  2: So I'm] trying hard to forget
               Db                    Ebm
         That you've been cheating
          Db             Ebm
         Wishin' you I'd never met
                 Db                  Ebm
         'Cause you've been cheating

 Chorus:

                        Bbm
         Can't you know lies can be seen in your eyes
                   Gb           Fm      Ebm
         And from wrong you'll never be free
                       Db                  Ebm
         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:

          Db           Ebm7
         Another lover      you discover
         Fm7          Gbmaj7      Ebm7
            Our love's gone and I don't know why
         Db                        Ebm7
         It's just as well, though      at last I do know
                 Eb7             Ab7
         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):

          Db                          Ebm
         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]
--

 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

source: Andrew Rogers

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