Before You Accuse Me

Written by Bo Diddley

Key of E · Chords: I IV V

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# Tabbed by Howard R
# Reviewed by Cade T.

E 12 Bar Blues

Tab

|| [E7] | [A7] | [E7] | [E7] ||
|| [A7] | [A7] | [E7] | [E7] ||
|| [B7] | [A7] | [E7] | [B7] ||

Chorus

  E7                   A7                    E7
Before you accuse me,   take a look at yourself
  A7                                      E7
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
            B7
You say I´m spending my money on other women
A7                                   E7     B7
  You takin´ money from from someone else.

Verse

  E7                 A7                             E7
I called your mama,   'bout three or four nights ago
  A7                                             E7
I called your mama, 'bout three or four nights ago
            B7                                              E7     B7
Well you´re mamma said son  “Don't you call my daughter no more!"

Chorus, Solo over E 12 Bar Blues

Verse

E7                   A7                      E7
Come back home baby,   try my love one more time
     A7                                    E7
come back home baby, try my love one more time
    B7                                    A7                      E7    B7
You know when things don´t go to suit you   I think I´ll lose my mind.

Chorus, Solo over E 12 Bar Blues

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