Before You Accuse Me

Words & Music by

Elias McDaniels

 

Three tabs for the unplugged version are posted separately.  You can find a full tab of the album version (including Eric Clapton's & Robert Cray's solos & fills!) in the songbook of Eric Clapton's "Journeyman" album.  And correspondent John Renderio was kind enough to send along his complete and correct bass tab for the Eric Clapton "Journeyman" cover of this tune.  Thanks, John!

 

E7  Eb7  D7  E  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     A7     Bb7 B7

And you're taking money from someone else.

 

I called your mama, 'bout three or four nights ago.

I called your mama, 'bout three or four nights ago.

Well, your mama said, "Son, don't you call my daughter no more."

 

CHORUS:

 

Come on back home, baby, try my love one more time.

Come on back home, baby, try my love one more time.

If I don't go on and quit you, I'm gonna lose my mind.

 

CHORUS:

 




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