You Cant Judge A Book By The Cover Chords by Bo Diddley

You Can?t Judge A Book by the Cover
Cappo ? 4th Fret ? use the chord shapes as shown the original recording was in G#-Fb

Another typical Bo-Diddley Jungle Beat it just drives along 

A great version was done by the Merseybeats way back in the 1960s

Intro
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Verse 1
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You can?t judge an apple by looking at the tree
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You can?t judge honey by looking at the bee
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You can?t judge a daughter by looking at her mother
E           Tacit
You can?t judge a book by looking at the cover

Chorus
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Oh oh oh can?t you see    Oh you miss judged me
  B7                                A  
I look like a bummer but I?m a lover
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You can?t judge a book by looking at the cover

Bridge
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Come a little closer baby ? here what else I gotta say 
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you got your radio turn down too low ? TURN IT UP

Verse 2
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You can?t judge sugar by looking at the cane
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You can?t judge a woman by looking at her man
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You can?t judge a sister by looking at her brother
E           Tacit
You can?t judge a book by looking at the cover

Repeat Chorus
 
Verse 3
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You can?t judge a fish by looking at the pond
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You can?t judge right by looking at the wrong
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You can?t judge one by looking at the other
E           Tacit
You can?t judge a book by looking at the cover

Chorus
                 A                              E
Oh oh oh can?t you see    Oh you can?t judged me
  B7(this is played off to sound really bad) A  
I play like a bummer but I?m a lover

Out
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