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Cheat N Lie

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This is my acoustic version of the above. The D in the intro
and through out the verses has a C B C bass run (arpeggio style).For this acoustic version
and to sing along to my CD I play D C and G chords as per my tab.
Intro = D (C B C bass run)
Verse 1
Well it Dseems to Cme that GI've been DcheatedC  G  
And it Dwould appear that CI've been Glied DtoC  G  
All the DpromiCses that Gyou reDpeatedC  G  
Were Fnever Cdestined Gto come Dtrue
Verse 2
 FWhen I Dstop to Cthink how GI once Dtrusted youC  G  
It's Dharder still to Cbear Gthis DdoubtC  G  
I'm an Dinnocent Cvictim Gof hDeartbreaking CcircumsGtance
And I Fstill can't Cget it Gfigured Dout
Chorus 
'Cos all you did was Gcheat Aand Dlie
Now you've gone and Gmade Ame Dcry
When my Bmheart is heavy and I Gjust can't Aget it Dstraight
Just the way you Gmade Ame Dfeel
A wound that only Gtime Acan Dheal
Won't you Bmtake a little time and show me my misAtake
Lead break over chorus chords 
G A D  G A D  Bm G A D
 G   A    D   G   A    D       Bm    Ato  F   D(as per intro with  C   B   Cbass run)
Verse 1 repeat
Well DlistenC  G  D  C  G  
Well it Dseems to Cme that GI've been DcheatedC  G  
And it Dwould appear that CI've been Glied DtoC  G  
All the DpromiCses that Gyou reDpeatedC  G  
But Fnever Cdestined Gto come Dtrue
Chorus
'Cos all you did was Gcheat Aand Dlie
Now you've gone and Gmade Ame Dcry
When my Bmheart is heavy and I Gjust can't Aget it Dstraight
Just the way you Gmade Ame Dfeel
A wound that only Gtime Acan Dheal
Won't you Bmtake a little time you know you gotta show me my misAtake
Repeat chorus
'Cos all you did was cheat and lie
Now you've gone and Gmade Ame Dcry
When my Bmheart is heavy and I Gjust can't Aget it Dstraight
Just the way you Gmade Ame Dfeel
A wound that only Gtime Acan Dheal
Won't you Bmtake a little time you know you gotta show me my misAtake
Outro
Guitar break over chorus chords 
G A D  G A D  Bm G A D
G A D  G A D  Bm G A
Repeat to fade

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Cheat N Lie

by Uriah Heep

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This is my acoustic version of the above. The D in the intro

and through out the verses has a C B C bass run (arpeggio style).For this acoustic version

and to sing along to my CD I play D C and G chords as per my tab.

Intro = D (C B C bass run)

Verse 1

D C G D C G

Well it seems to me that I've been cheated

D C G D C G

And it would appear that I've been lied to

D C G D C G

All the promises that you repeated

F C G D

Were never destined to come true

Verse 2

F D C G D C G

When I stop to think how I once trusted you

D C G D C G

It's harder still to bear this doubt

D C G D C G

I'm an innocent victim of heartbreaking circumstance

F C G D

And I still can't get it figured out

Chorus

G A D

'Cos all you did was cheat and lie

G A D

Now you've gone and made me cry

Bm G A D

When my heart is heavy and I just can't get it straight

G A D

Just the way you made me feel

G A D

A wound that only time can heal

Bm A

Won't you take a little time and show me my mistake

Lead break over chorus chords

G A D G A D Bm G A D

G A D G A D Bm A F D C B C

to (as per intro with bass run)

Verse 1 repeat

D C G D C G

Well listen

D C G D C G

Well it seems to me that I've been cheated

D C G D C G

And it would appear that I've been lied to

D C G D C G

All the promises that you repeated

F C G D

But never destined to come true

Chorus

G A D

'Cos all you did was cheat and lie

G A D

Now you've gone and made me cry

Bm G A D

When my heart is heavy and I just can't get it straight

G A D

Just the way you made me feel

G A D

A wound that only time can heal

Bm A

Won't you take a little time you know you gotta show me my mistake

Repeat chorus

'Cos all you did was cheat and lie

G A D

Now you've gone and made me cry

Bm G A D

When my heart is heavy and I just can't get it straight

G A D

Just the way you made me feel

G A D

A wound that only time can heal

Bm A

Won't you take a little time you know you gotta show me my mistake

Outro

Guitar break over chorus chords

G A D G A D Bm G A D

G A D G A D Bm G A

Repeat to fade

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