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BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME - Bo Diddley
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Tabbed by:e_b
E-mail:
Tuning: standard
[Key]
e|--E--E6----E7---A--A6---B7---A7----|
B|-----------2--2--4--2--|
G|--1--1--1--2--2--2-----|
D|--2--x-----2--4--4--2--|
A|--2--4--2--------2-----|
E|-----------------------|
[Opening]
e|---------3-3--------3----------------------------------------|
B|--0-3b-5------3h5-5---5-3-0----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2-0-0h1b-1-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2-0h2-2b-0-----0h1-1--|
A|--------------------------------------------------2-2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6
[Chorus 1]
BeEfoEre you E6accE6use Eme E E6 E6 A A A6TakA6e a AloAok at A6youA6r-
EseElfE6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
BeAfoAre you A6accA6use Ame A A6 A6 A A A6TakA6e a AloAok at A6youA6r-
EseElf E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 EYou E6say EI been
B7speB7nding my B7monB7ey on B7othB7er woB7menB7
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 Ee|----------------------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7
But you been running with somebody else B|--3b-3-3--5-3-0-------------|
G|----------------2-0---------|
D|--------------------2-2b-0--|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I EcaElled E6youE6r EmaEma E6 E6 A'ABout A6thrA6ee or AfoAur A6nigA6hts a-
EgoE E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
I cAalAled A6youA6r AmaAma A6 A6 A A'A6BouA6t three Aor Afour A6nigA6hts a-
E Ee|-----------------------------| E6 E E7 E E6 E
go B|--3b-3-3--5-3-0--------------| Well, your
G|----------------2-0----------|
D|--------------------2--2b-0--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B7motB7her B7saiB7d "B7Son B7 B7 B7don't
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 Ee|-----------------------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7
call my daughter no more" B|--3b-3-3--5-3-0--------------|
G|----------------2-0----------|
D|--------------------2--2b-0--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
EBeEfore you E6accE6use Eme E E6 E6 A A A6TakA6e a AloAok at A6youA6r-
EseElfE6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
ABeAfore you A6accA6use Ame A A6 A6 A A A6TakA6e a AloAok at A6youA6r-
E Ee|-----------------------------| E E6 E
self B|--3b--5-3-0-----------3b--5--| Well now you
G|------------2-0--------------|
D|----------------2---2--------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|------------------0----------|
B7say B7I been B7runB7ning aB7rouB7ndB7 B7
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 Ee|------------------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7
But you got some- body else B|--3b-5-3-0--------------|
G|-----------2-0----------|
D|---------------2--2b-0--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Solo]
e|-------0-3-------3-3b---3-5b-3-----------------|
B|----3b-----5-3h5------5--------5-3b-0----------|
G|--4-----------------------------------2-0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------3----3---3-5b-----------------------|
B|----0-3b-5----5---5------5-3-0-----------------|
G|--4----------------------------2-2b-2-2-0------|
D|------------------------------------------2-0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---0------------------0---0-------0--------------|
D|-------2----2---2---2--5b------2---2---2-0-2---2-0-------2--|
A|--5--4------------4--------2h4---------------------2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3-0----|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------0-0--|
G|------------------------------------1-1--1-1--|
D|--2-0---0-2-0--------2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--|
A|------2-------2-5\----------------------------|
E|-------------------0--------------------------|
e|--------------------------0-------------0------------0--|
B|--3b-3-3b-2-2-2b-0-2-0-2b---3b-0----0-3---3-0-----------|
G|---------------------------------3b-----------2b-0------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------0-----------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7
B|--3b-0-3---3-0-------------|
G|---------------2-0---------|
D|-------------------2-2b-0--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 2]
ECoEme on back E6homE6e, EbaEbyE6 E6
A ATry A6my A6love A Aone more A6 A6time
E Ee|--------------------------------| E6 E
B|--3b-0-3--5-3-0-----------3-3b--|
G|----------------2-0-------------|
D|--------------------2---2-------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------0---------|
Come Aon Aback A6homA6e, AbaAbyA6 A6
A ATry my A6lovA6e AonAe more A6timA6e
E Ee|----------------------------------| E E6 E
B|----------------------------------| Well now you've
G|----------------------------------|
D|--0---0-2-0---------0----0---0-2--|
A|----2-------2-0-------2----2------|
E|----------------3-0---------------|
been B7gonB7e a- B7way B7so B7lonB7gB7 B7
A7 A7I'm A7gonA7na A7losA7e A7 A7my
E Ee|---------------------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7
mind B|--3b-0-3-5-3-0-------------|
G|---------------2-0---------|
D|-------------------2-2b-0--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
EBeEfore you E6accE6use EmeE E6 E6
A A A6TakA6e a AloAok at A6youA6r-
E Ee|---------------------------------| E6 E
self B|---------------------------------| Oh
G|---------------------------------|
D|--0---0-2---2-------2----0-0-----|
A|----2-----2---0--------------5b--|
E|----------------3-0----0---------|
ABeAfore you aA6ccuA6se AmeA A6 A6
A A A6TakA6e a AloAok at A6youA6r-
E Ee|---------------------------------| E E6 E
self B|---------------------------------| Well now you
G|---------------------------------|
D|--0---0-2-0---------2---0---0-2--|
A|----2-------2-0-------2---2------|
E|----------------3-0--------------|
B7say B7I've been B7buyB7ing other B7womB7en clothesB7 B7
But A7you A7been A7takA7ing money A7froA7m some- A7bodA7y else
E E e|--------------------------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7\
B|--5-5b--5-5-3b-3-0--------------|
G|-------------------2b-0---------|
D|------------------------2-2b-0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Outro]
e|--E---E---------0-3-0----------E---E----E7----E7----|
B|--------2-0-2-------3-0------------/3N--3\--|
G|--1--1------------------2----1--1--/1N--1\--|
D|--2--2-----------------------2--2-----------|
A|--2--2-----------------------2--2--/2N--2\--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--E---E--------0-3-0------E7---E7---E13----E7---E--E7---E7---E13----E7---E|
B|-------2-0-2-------3-0----3b-3-2--------3b-3-2------|
G|--1--1-----------------2--1--1-1-1-1----1--1-1-1-1--|
D|--2--2-----------------------------2-------------2--|
A|--2--2--------------------2--2-2-2-2----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|--A---A---A6---A6---A---A----------A---A---A6---A6---A---|
B|--2--2--2--2--2--2---------2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--2--2--4--4--2--2--2h4----2--2--4--4--2--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
*fades out from here
e|--A----------E---E--E6----E---E7---E---E6---E-----E---E---E6---E---E7---E---E6---E---|
B|--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
D|--2--4p2----2--2--x--2-----2--x--2----2--2--x--2-----2--x--2--|
A|---------4--2--2--4--2--2--2--4--2----2--2--4--2--2--2--4--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---B7---B7-----B7---B7-----B7---B7----------2--|
B|--/4--4----4--4----4--4----2h4-----|
G|--/2--2----2--2----2--2------------|
D|--/4--4----4--4----4--4------------|
A|--/2--2----2--2----2--2------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---A---A-----A---A-----A---A-----2p0----|
B|--/2--2----2--2----2--2--------2--|
G|--/2--2----2--2----2--2-----------|
D|--/2--2----2--2----2--2-----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--E---E---------0-------------------------------E7----|
B|--------3p0-3---3p0---------------------------3~--|
G|--1--1--------------2p0-0h1b-1----------------1~--|
D|--2--2-------------------------2-0h2-2b-p0--------|
A|--2--2-------------------------------------2--2~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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Before You Accuse Me
by Bo Diddley
Chords in this song · guitar
E
E6
E7
A
A6
B7
A7
E13
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BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME - Bo Diddley
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:e_b
E-mail:
Tuning: standard
[Key]
E E6 E7 A A6 B7 A7
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------2--2--4--2--|
G|--1--1--1--2--2--2-----|
D|--2--x-----2--4--4--2--|
A|--2--4--2--------2-----|
E|-----------------------|
[Opening]
e|---------3-3--------3----------------------------------------|
B|--0-3b-5------3h5-5---5-3-0----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2-0-0h1b-1-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2-0h2-2b-0-----0h1-1--|
A|--------------------------------------------------2-2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6
[Chorus 1]
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Before you accuse me Take a look at your-
E E E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
self
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Before you accuse me Take a look at your-
E E E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
self You say I been
B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7
spending my money on other women
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 E B7 B7 B7
e|----------------------------| /B7
But you been running with somebody else B|--3b-3-3--5-3-0-------------|
G|----------------2-0---------|
D|--------------------2-2b-0--|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
I called your mama 'Bout three or four nights a-
E E E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
go
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
I called your mama 'Bout three or four nights a-
E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
e|-----------------------------|
go B|--3b-3-3--5-3-0--------------| Well, your
G|----------------2-0----------|
D|--------------------2--2b-0--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7
mother said "Son don't
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 E B7 B7 B7
e|-----------------------------| /B7
call my daughter no more" B|--3b-3-3--5-3-0--------------|
G|----------------2-0----------|
D|--------------------2--2b-0--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Before you accuse me Take a look at your-
E E E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
self
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Before you accuse me Take a look at your-
E E E E6 E
e|-----------------------------|
self B|--3b--5-3-0-----------3b--5--| Well now you
G|------------2-0--------------|
D|----------------2---2--------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|------------------0----------|
B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7
say I been running around
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 E B7 B7 B7
e|------------------------| /B7
But you got some- body else B|--3b-5-3-0--------------|
G|-----------2-0----------|
D|---------------2--2b-0--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Solo]
e|-------0-3-------3-3b---3-5b-3-----------------|
B|----3b-----5-3h5------5--------5-3b-0----------|
G|--4-----------------------------------2-0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------3----3---3-5b-----------------------|
B|----0-3b-5----5---5------5-3-0-----------------|
G|--4----------------------------2-2b-2-2-0------|
D|------------------------------------------2-0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---0------------------0---0-------0--------------|
D|-------2----2---2---2--5b------2---2---2-0-2---2-0-------2--|
A|--5--4------------4--------2h4---------------------2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3-0----|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------0-0--|
G|------------------------------------1-1--1-1--|
D|--2-0---0-2-0--------2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2--|
A|------2-------2-5\----------------------------|
E|-------------------0--------------------------|
e|--------------------------0-------------0------------0--|
B|--3b-3-3b-2-2-2b-0-2-0-2b---3b-0----0-3---3-0-----------|
G|---------------------------------3b-----------2b-0------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------0-----------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7
B|--3b-0-3---3-0-------------|
G|---------------2-0---------|
D|-------------------2-2b-0--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6
Come on back home, baby
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Try my love one more time
E E E6 E
e|--------------------------------|
B|--3b-0-3--5-3-0-----------3-3b--|
G|----------------2-0-------------|
D|--------------------2---2-------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------0---------|
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Come on back home, baby
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Try my love one more time
E E E E6 E
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------| Well now you've
G|----------------------------------|
D|--0---0-2-0---------0----0---0-2--|
A|----2-------2-0-------2----2------|
E|----------------3-0---------------|
B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7
been gone a- way so long
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7
I'm gonna lose my
E E B7 B7 B7
e|---------------------------| /B7
mind B|--3b-0-3-5-3-0-------------|
G|---------------2-0---------|
D|-------------------2-2b-0--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
E E E6 E6 E E E6 E6
Before you accuse me
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Take a look at your-
E E E6 E
e|---------------------------------|
self B|---------------------------------| Oh
G|---------------------------------|
D|--0---0-2---2-------2----0-0-----|
A|----2-----2---0--------------5b--|
E|----------------3-0----0---------|
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Before you accuse me
A A A6 A6 A A A6 A6
Take a look at your-
E E E E6 E
e|---------------------------------|
self B|---------------------------------| Well now you
G|---------------------------------|
D|--0---0-2-0---------2---0---0-2--|
A|----2-------2-0-------2---2------|
E|----------------3-0--------------|
B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7
say I've been buying other women clothes
A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7 A7
But you been taking money from some- body else
E E e|--------------------------------| /B7 B7 B7 B7\
B|--5-5b--5-5-3b-3-0--------------|
G|-------------------2b-0---------|
D|------------------------2-2b-0--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Outro]
E E E E E7 E7
e|--------------0-3-0-------------------------|
B|--------2-0-2-------3-0------------/3N--3\--|
G|--1--1------------------2----1--1--/1N--1\--|
D|--2--2-----------------------2--2-----------|
A|--2--2-----------------------2--2--/2N--2\--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E E E7 E7 E13 E7 E E7 E7 E13 E7 E
e|-------------0-3-0----------------------------------|
B|-------2-0-2-------3-0----3b-3-2--------3b-3-2------|
G|--1--1-----------------2--1--1-1-1-1----1--1-1-1-1--|
D|--2--2-----------------------------2-------------2--|
A|--2--2--------------------2--2-2-2-2----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A A A6 A6 A A A A A6 A6 A
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2--2--2---------2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--2--2--4--4--2--2--2h4----2--2--4--4--2--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
*fades out from here
A E E E6 E E7 E E6 E E E E6 E E7 E E6 E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
D|--2--4p2----2--2--x--2-----2--x--2----2--2--x--2-----2--x--2--|
A|---------4--2--2--4--2--2--2--4--2----2--2--4--2--2--2--4--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 B7
e|--------------------------------2--|
B|--/4--4----4--4----4--4----2h4-----|
G|--/2--2----2--2----2--2------------|
D|--/4--4----4--4----4--4------------|
A|--/2--2----2--2----2--2------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
A A A A A A
e|---------------------------2p0----|
B|--/2--2----2--2----2--2--------2--|
G|--/2--2----2--2----2--2-----------|
D|--/2--2----2--2----2--2-----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
E E E7
e|--------------0-----------------------------------|
B|--------3p0-3---3p0---------------------------3~--|
G|--1--1--------------2p0-0h1b-1----------------1~--|
D|--2--2-------------------------2-0h2-2b-p0--------|
A|--2--2-------------------------------------2--2~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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