«I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore»
(Pam Sawyer — Lori Burton)
Intro: [acoustic guitar strums eighth notes over organ swell]
C
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Verse 1:
F Eb F
(Yeah) I admit you got the biggest brown eyes
Eb F Eb
And you know how to part your lips to tantalize, sure
F Eb F
(Yeah) You can get any man you want goin’ and you do it
Eb C
And don’t say you don’t know you do
Chorus:
F Eb
Well, baby, I ain’t gonna eat out my heart anymore
F Eb
I ain’t gonna eat out my heart anymore
C
So quit it
Bridge:
[C C#] Dm C [single notes, acoustic guitar]
I love you, I love you, I do, little girl
Eb F
But you ain’t gonna cheat on me
[C C#] Dm C
I need you, I need you, I [2: really] do, girl
Eb C Eb C
Choose, is it him or me (is it him or me)
Verse 2:
(Yeah) Just ’cause I ain’t been sayin’ it, girl
You should be ashamed of what I’ve been seein’ — bad
(Yeah) You better watch your step or, girl
You can bet you’re gonna lose the best thing you ever had
[repeat chorus]
Guitar solo:
F Eb [4X]
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[repeat bridge]
Coda:
F Eb
I ain’t gonna eat out my heart anymore [repeat to fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
