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Cheatem Street

Blind Melon

MetalAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E
BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
A×
Bm×
C#mDiagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              hide this tab (intro / versos / Refrão) 
 
E|-----2/5-5~---5/7-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| 
B|-----2/5-5~---5/7-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| 
G|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| 
D|-----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| 
A|-0-0-------0-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| 
E|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7p9/------------| 
 
(pré-Refrão) 
I guess you're stuck with... 
E|-5-4-2---------0-2-4--5-4-2-------------------------------| 
B|-7-5-3----3-2--2-3-5--7-5-3-------------------------------| 
G|-7-6-4---4---4-2-4-6--7-6-4-------------------------------| 
D|-7-6-4--4------2-4-6--7-6-4-------------------------------| 
A|-5-4-2-2-------0-2-4--5-4-2-------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 A                            Bm 
It was late one night in Southern Texas 
 A                            Bm 
My dad was playing in a rock-n-roll band 
 A                            Bm 
He took me along to a place called Cheatem Street 
 A                            Bm 
My bags were packed, I was ready to meet you for the first time 
 D           C#m              Bm 
Oh but a phone call would have been nice 
 
 A                            Bm 
I guess you're stuck with what was given to you 
 C#m 
And the world couldn't change my spirit 
 D           C#m              Bm 
This will remain the same 
 
 A                            Bm 
You were young and living like you wanted to 
 A                            Bm 
I understand because I packed up and left just like you did 
 A                            Bm 
At 17 you think you got the whole world in your hands 
 D           C#m              Bm 
Oh in so many ways you did 
 
 A                            Bm 
I don't want to have you worry no more 
 C#m                                          D 
Let's forgive and forget and finish what we started 
 C#m              Bm 
So we can move on 
 
 G                                   D 
I want you to know I really needed you then 
And I can use you now 
 G                                          D 
I talked to you by listening to all of those stupid songs 
 G                                          D  G  G#m 
I would sit along side of the fence 
 
 A                            Bm 
Now you're doing fine and you're gigging here and there 
 A                            Bm 
It's been nice to know you for the past few years 
 A                            Bm 
When you're living the same dream it's easy to read each other for sure 
 D           C#m              Bm 
Ohhh it could have turned out so different 
 
 A                            Bm 
I guess you're stuck with what was given to you 
 C#m 
And the world couldn't change my spirit 
 D           C#m              Bm 
This will remain forever 
 
 A                            Bm 
I don't want to have you worry no more 
 C#m                                          D 
Let's forgive and forget and finish what we started 
 C#m             Bm 
So we can move on 
          
 

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Chord set

E · B · G · D · A · Bm · C#m · G#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.