Before you accuse me Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays760

Before you accuse me by Eric Clapton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
Text
16
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  			Verso 1: 
E                     A                      E     
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself 
  A                                          E   
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself 
    B7 
I´m spending my money on other women 
A                                  E     B7 
You takin´ money fome from someone else. 

Verso 2: 
E                   A                             E 
I called your mama, 'bout three or four nights ago 
  A                                               E 
I called your mama, 'bout three or four nights ago 
     B7                      A                                     E7  B7     
Well  you´re mamma said son: "Don't you call my daughter no more!"     

Verso 3: 
E                     A                      E   
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself 
  A                                          E    
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself 
    B7 
I´m spending my money on other women 
A                                  E     B7 
You takin´ money fome from someone else.  


Verso 4:  

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

Verse 5:  

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


    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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100 BPM Andante