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Before He Cheats

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[Intro]
Em  D  C  D
Em  D  C  B
[Verse]
  EmRight now he's Dprobably slow dancing with a Cbleached-blond tramp
And she's Bprobably getting frisky
  EmRight now, he's Dprobably buying her some Cfruity little drink 
cause she Bcan’t shoot whiskey
  EmRight now, he's Dprobably up behind her with a Cpool-stick
showing her Bhow to shoot a combo
  AAnd he don't Bknow
[Chorus]
That I Cdug my key inEmto the side of his Cpretty little souped-up Emfour-wheel drive
CCarved my name inEmto his leather Bseat
I took a CLouisville slugger to Emboth headlights
CSlashed a hole in Emall 4 tires
CMaybe next time he'll Bthink before he EmcheatsD  C  B  
[Verse]
  EmRight now, she's Dprobably up singing some
CWhite-trash version of ShaBnia karaoke
  EmRight now, she's Dprobably saying "I'm drunk"
  CAnd he's a thinking that he's Bgonna get lucky
  EmRight now, he's Dprobably dabbing on 3 Cdollars’ worth of that Bbathroom Polo
  AOh, and he don't knBow
[Chorus]
That I Cdug my key inEmto the side of his Cpretty little souped-up Emfour-wheel drive
CCarved my name inEmto his leather Bseat
I took a CLouisville slugger to Emboth headlights
CSlashed a hole in Emall 4 tires
CMaybe next time he'll Bthink before he Emcheats
[Bridge]
  GI might Dsave a little trouble for the Cnext girl
Cause the Anext time that he cheatsB  
Oh, you know it won't be
e|-Em----0---|-D----2---|-C----0---|-D----2---|-Em----0---|-D----2---|-C----0---|-B----2---|
B|-----0---|-----3---|-----1---|-----3---|-----0---|-----3---|-----1---|-----4---|
G|---0---0-|---2---2-|---0---0-|---2---2-|---0---0-|---2---2-|---0---0-|---4---4-|
D|---------|-0-------|---------|-0-------|---------|-0-------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|-2-------|
E|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|
 on me!                       Ohh...not on me
[Chorus]
That I Cdug my key inEmto the side of his Cpretty little souped-up Emfour-wheel drive
CCarved my name inEmto his leather Bseat
I took a CLouisville slugger to Emboth headlights
CSlashed a hole in Emall 4 tires
And Cmaybe next time he'll Bthink before he Acheats
COh, maybe next time he'll Bthink before hEme cheatsD  C  
  DBefore he EmcheatsD  C  B  

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O22OOO

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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E minor

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Before He Cheats

by Carrie Underwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em D C D

Em D C B

[Verse]

Em D C

Right now he's probably slow dancing with a bleached-blond tramp

And she's probably getting frisky

Em D C

Right now, he's probably buying her some fruity little drink

cause she can’t shoot whiskey

Em D C

Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool-stick

showing her how to shoot a combo

A B

And he don't know

[Chorus]

C Em C Em

That I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive

C Em B

Carved my name into his leather seat

C Em

I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights

C Em

Slashed a hole in all 4 tires

C B Em D C B

Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats

[Verse]

Em D

Right now, she's probably up singing some

C B

White-trash version of Shania karaoke

Em D

Right now, she's probably saying "I'm drunk"

C B

And he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky

Em D C B

Right now, he's probably dabbing on 3 dollars’ worth of that bathroom Polo

A B

Oh, and he don't know

[Chorus]

C Em C Em

That I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive

C Em B

Carved my name into his leather seat

C Em

I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights

C Em

Slashed a hole in all 4 tires

C B Em

Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats

[Bridge]

G D C

I might save a little trouble for the next girl

A B

Cause the next time that he cheats

Oh, you know it won't be

Em D C D Em D C B

e|-----0---|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|

B|-----0---|-----3---|-----1---|-----3---|-----0---|-----3---|-----1---|-----4---|

G|---0---0-|---2---2-|---0---0-|---2---2-|---0---0-|---2---2-|---0---0-|---4---4-|

D|---------|-0-------|---------|-0-------|---------|-0-------|---------|---------|

A|---------|---------|-3-------|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|-2-------|

E|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|

on me! Ohh...not on me

[Chorus]

C Em C Em

That I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive

C Em B

Carved my name into his leather seat

C Em

I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights

C Em

Slashed a hole in all 4 tires

C B A

And maybe next time he'll think before he cheats

C B Em D C

Oh, maybe next time he'll think before he cheats

D Em D C B

Before he cheats

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