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 E Verse 1 E You can?t judge an apple by looking at the tree E You can?t judge honey by looking at the bee E 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 A E Oh oh oh can?t you see Oh you miss judged me B7 A I look like a bummer but I?m a lover E You can?t judge a book by looking at the cover Bridge E Come a little closer baby ? here what else I gotta say E you got your radio turn down too low ? TURN IT UP Verse 2 E You can?t judge sugar by looking at the cane E You can?t judge a woman by looking at her man E 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 E You can?t judge a fish by looking at the pond E You can?t judge right by looking at the wrong E 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 E