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                The Cribs - We Can No Longer Cheat You
    E A D G B E
A : 5 7 7 6 5 5           Pretty straight forward song, beginners can use 
D : x 5 7 7 7 5           open chords if wanted, then a power chord for the 
E : x 7 9 9 9 7           F#m.
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
        or
    x 9 11 11 10 9
Verse 1:
ALost my heart to a dancer, an easy pick up for chancers
DWhat she saw in Eme, I don't kAnow
AWhen she said she'd been behaving, 
AI found it hard to stop myself from laughing
DI think I'll head Eoff, in faAct 
Ddig me in deep Eguys I won't be coAming back
(Bass plays octaves of the verse chords)
Chorus: x2
AWhat's that you said my love? 
F#mYes, I know what you've been through
And Dthat's why I can't stay... EWe can no longer cheat you
( Aoctave on bass)
Verse 2
AI lost my heart to a dancer, 
Aan easy pick up for chancers
DWhat she saw in Eme i don't know (oh yeah)
AShe became depressed, that's down to boredom
AShe should have said I could have scored some 
Dthings to pass the Etime
Or Atook her out
DTurning in at Eeight, what's Athat about?
Chorus x2 (don't think I need to repeat it)

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We Can No Longer Cheat You

by The Cribs

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F#m

The Cribs - We Can No Longer Cheat You

E A D G B E

A : 5 7 7 6 5 5 Pretty straight forward song, beginners can use

D : x 5 7 7 7 5 open chords if wanted, then a power chord for the

E : x 7 9 9 9 7 F#m.

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

x 9 11 11 10 9

Verse 1:

Lost my heart to a dancer, an easy pick up for chancers

D E A

What she saw in me, I don't know

When she said she'd been behaving,

I found it hard to stop myself from laughing

D E A

I think I'll head off, in fact

D E A

dig me in deep guys I won't be coming back

(Bass plays octaves of the verse chords)

Chorus: x2

What's that you said my love?

F#m

Yes, I know what you've been through

D E

And that's why I can't stay... We can no longer cheat you

( octave on bass)

Verse 2

I lost my heart to a dancer,

an easy pick up for chancers

D E

What she saw in me i don't know (oh yeah)

She became depressed, that's down to boredom

She should have said I could have scored some

D E

things to pass the time

Or took her out

D E A

Turning in at eight, what's that about?

Chorus x2 (don't think I need to repeat it)

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