Check Yourself chords by The Temptations

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A
Bm
D
G
Em
E
Am
Gm
F#m
Abdim

Verse 1
A 
Bm 
D 
 (A major)  (B minor)  (D major) [Otis (& then Melvin
- spoken)]
By and by, you knew that you make me cry. (By and by,
G 
knew you'd make me  (G major) cry)
Em 
And my love for you will never die.  (E minor) 
E 
(My love  (E major) will never, never die)
A 
But I had to find out on  (A major) my own.
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 2

(Check yourself, check yourself)

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Verse 3

[Paul:] Aww, that's what they

told me. (Check yourself,

check yourself)

I paid no mind. (Check yourself,

check yourself)

I kept on breaking hearts,

(Check yourself, check yourself)

All down the line. (Check yourself,

Verse 4
check yourself)
G 
 (G major) Sometimes you just got to lose.
Gm 
That's when you pay  (G minor) your dues.
D 
Bm 
I guess I was a  (D major) fool, I guess I was a  (B minor) fool,
G 
To think that...  (G major) you'd stayed so true.

Verse 5
A 
Gm 
F#m 
Em 
 (A major) Aww,  (G minor)  (F sharp minor)  (E minor) I really played in the game. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
I'd always win. (Check yourself,
G 
Em 
 (G major)  (E minor) check yourself)
Now the tables turn. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
A 
And I'm  (A major) on the losing end. (Check yourself,
check yourself)

Verse 6
G 
Oh don't,  (G major) feel sorry.
Gm 
I had it  (G minor) coming, it's true.
D 
Bm 
'Cause I'm losing,  (D major) yes, I'm losing,  (B minor) 
G 
 (G major) I'm losing you.
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 7
G 
 (G major) 
Before I go, I'd like for you to know.
D 
F#m 
You've  (D major)  (F sharp minor) had   my heart
G 
from the very start.  (G major) 
But there's one more thing,
before we part.
E 
And that's I'm sorry,  (E major) sorry,
G 
A 
sorry to my  (G major) heart.  (A major) 
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 8
Em 
 (E minor) 
G 
Aww, I'm on my sad way. (Check yourself,  (G major) 
Em 
check  (E minor) yourself)
G 
Em 
Because I know I'd lost your love.  (G major)  (E minor) (Check yourself,
check yourself)
I'll kick it, like a pass. (Check yourself,
check yourself)

Verse 9
Am 
A 
Am 
But I'll  (A minor) be  thinking of....  (A major)  (A minor) 
G 
Gm 
The good  (G major) times. (The good  (G minor) times)
The bad times. (The bad times)
D 
Bm 
But  (D major) good or bad,  (B minor) happy or sad,
G 
 (G major) Of memories. (Memories)
Sweet, sweet memor
Abdim 
ies.  (A flatdim) (Memories)
E 
A 
Aww, memories...  (E major) are all I have.  (A major) 

Verse 10
A 
G 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (A major) Aww,  (G major)  (E minor) that's  (G major) what they  (E minor) told me. (Check yourself,
G 
check  (G major) yourself)
Em 
That's what they  (E minor) told me. (Check yourself,
G 
check  (G major) yourself)
Em 
That's what they...  (E minor) what they told me. (Check yourself,
check yourself)
Hmmm...