
before you accuse me
Eric Clapton
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[Intro 2x]
D/A Eb/Bb D/A D7 B7
Parte 1:
[Refrão]
E5
Before you accuse me,
A5 E5
take a look at yourself
A5
Before you accuse me,
E5
take a look at yourself
B7
I´m spending my money on other women
A7 E5 B7
You takin´ money from someone else.
[Próxima Parte]
E5
I called your mamma,
A5 E5
'bout three or four nights ago
B7
Well you´re mamma said son:
A5 E5 B7
"Don't you call my daughter no more!"
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
E5 A5 E5 A5 B7 A7
E|-----------------0----0-------0-0----------2-2-x-2-2-2-2--3-3-x-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------------------3b---0---------3-2-0----0-0-x-0-0-0-0--2-2-x-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4----------0h1-----------2~-2-2-x-2-2-2-2--0-0-x-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------1-1-x-1-1-1-1--2-2-x-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------2-2-x-2-2-2-2--0-0-x-0-0-0-0-|
E5 A5 E5 A5 B7 A7 E5
E|---------2-2-x-2-2-2-0-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-0-4-0-4-0---0-----2-2--------------|
B|-2-0---0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-----------3---0---0-0--------------|
G|-----2-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2--------------|
D|---------1-1-x-1-1-1-1-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---------2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-----------------------2-2-4-2-2-2-4|
A5 A5
E|-----------------3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-3/4-4-----------------------------0--|
B|-----------------2/3-3-3-3-3-3-3\2-2/3-3--------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-3/4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
B7 A7
E|-4-0-4-0---0---------------0-----------2-2-x-2-2-2-2-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-0-4--|
B|---------3---0---------------3-2-0---0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-2-2-x-2-2-2-2------|
G|---------------2-0h1p0h1p0---------2-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0------|
D|---------------------------------------1-1-x-1-1-1-1-2-2-x-2-2-2-2------|
A|---------------------------------------2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0------|
[Solo]
E|--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-9--9\-7--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10\-8-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
E|-10\-9--9\-7-7-0------------7p5-------7p5------5----------0---0-3/4-4-4-|
B|-12\10-10\-8-8-0------5---5-----5---5-----5--8---8b-5---5---5---2/3-3-3-|
E|-4-4--4--4-4\3/4------------9p7----------------7p5-----5------0-0--0-4--|
B|-3-3--3--3-3\2/3------7---7-----7--------5---5-----5-8---8b-5-----------|
G|-4-4--4--4-4\3/4--6/8---8---------8--5/6---6----------------------------|
Parte 2:
E5
Come back home baby,
A5 E5
try my love one more time
A5
come back home baby,
E5
try my love one more time
B7
You know when things don´t go to suit you
A7 E5 B7
I think I´ll lose my mind.
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
E5 A5 B7
E|-----------------------0-4-0-4-0---0-----0---------------2-2-2-x-2-2-2--|
B|---------------------------------3---0-----3-2-0---------0-0-0-x-0-0-0--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2---------2-0h1p0-2-2-2-x-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-------------------------------------1-1-x-1-1-1--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------2-2-x-2-2-2--|
A7 E5 A5
E|-2-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-------------------------2-2----------------------------|
B|-0-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-------------------------0-0----------------------------|
G|-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-----4-----2---0h1p0h1p0-2-2---------------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-1-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-2/4---4-2---2---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-2-2--|
A|-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-----------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A5
E|---3/4-4-4-4-4-4-3/4-4-4-4-4-4\3--3/4--4----------------------------0-3-|
B|---2/3-3-3-3-3-3-2/3-3-3-3-3-3\2--2/3--3--------------------------------|
G|-2-3/4-4-4-4-4-4-3/4-4-4-4-4-4\3--3/4--4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
B7 A7
E|-2-0-------------------0---------2-2-x-2-2-2-2-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-0-4-0-4-0--|
B|-----3-2-0---------------3-2-0---0-0-x-0-0-0-0-2-2-x-2-2-2-2------------|
G|-----------2-0h1p0h1p0---------2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0------------|
D|---------------------------------1-1-x-1-1-1-1-2-2-x-2-2-2-2------------|
A|---------------------------------2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0-0------------|
E|--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-9--9\-7--8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\10-10\-8-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
E|-10\-9--9\-7-7-0------------7p5-------7p5------5----------0---0-3/4-4-4-|
B|-12\10-10\-8-8-0------5---5-----5---5-----5--8---8b-5---5---5---2/3-3-3-|
E|-4-4--4--4-4\3/4------------9p7----------------7p5-----5------0---------|
B|-3-3--3--3-3\2/3------7---7-----7--------5---5-----5-8---8b-5---3-2-0---|
G|-4-4--4--4-4\3/4--6/8---8---------8--5/6---6--------------------------2-|
E|-------------2-2-------5/7\5-3--------0-7-7b---0---------0--------------|
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