Before You Accuse Me chords by
Eric Clapton (Official Version)

1989Blues442 views

Key: E majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
E7 E7 
 
E7 E7 
 
Before you accuse me,
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
take a look at yourself
A7 A7 
 
Before you accuse me,
E7 E7 
 
take a look at yourself
B7 B7 
 
You say I'm spending my money
on other women
A7 A7 
 
You're taking money
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
from someone else

Verse 2
E7 E7 
 
I called your mama
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
'bout three or four nights ago
A7 A7 
 
I called your mama
E7 E7 
 
'bout three or four nights ago
B7 B7 
 
Mama said "Son,
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
don't call my daughter no more"

Verse 3
E7 E7 
 
Before you accuse me,
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
take a look at yourself
A7 A7 
 
Before you accuse me,
E7 E7 
 
take a look at yourself
B7 B7 
 
You say I'm spending my money
on other women
A7 A7 
 
You're taking money
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
from someone else

Solo 1

E7

A7

E7

E7

A7

A7

E7

E7

B7

A7

E7

E7

B7

Verse 4
E7 E7 
 
Come back home baby,
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
try my love one more time
A7 A7 
 
Come on  back home baby,
E7 E7 
 
try my love one more time
B7 B7 
 
You know I don't know how to quit you
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
I think I'll lose my mind

Solo 2

E7

A7

E7

E7

A7

A7

E7

E7

B7

A7

E7

E7

B7

Verse 5
E7 E7 
 
Before you accuse me,
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
take a look at yourself
A7 A7 
 
Before you accuse me,
E7 E7 
 
take a look at yourself
B7 B7 
 
You say I'm spending my money
on other women
A7 A7 
 
You're taking money
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
from someone else

Solo 3
E7 E7 
 
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
E7 E7 
 
A7 A7 
 
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
A7 A7 
 
E7 E7 
 
E7/G# E7/G# 
 
A7 A7 
 
C/Bb C/Bb 
 
E/B E/B 
 
B7/D# B7/D# 
 
E7 E7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE7 A7 B7 E7/G# C/Bb...

Chords

E7
A7
B7
E7/G#
C/Bb
E/B
B7/D#

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E7/G#: 4-x-2-4-3-x
C/Bb: x-1-2-0-1-0
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
B7/D#: x-x-1-2-0-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Before You Accuse Me by Eric Clapton, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Before You Accuse Me the way Eric Clapton intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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