Chords for Ben Sidran You Can't Judge A Book Live
Tempo:
94.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
G
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now I don't want you to judge me by what you might have just heard or maybe by what you didn't hear.
I don't want you to judge me by that.
Because you never know.
You never know.
The person standing next to you might turn out to be a lot more interesting than you think.
Or on the other hand, a lot less interesting than you believe.
You cannot.
You cannot judge a book by looking at the cover.
[E] What
[C] [E]
I said.
[D] Well you [E] can't judge an apple by looking at the tree.
And you can't judge a honey by looking at the bee.
And you can't judge a sister by looking at a brother.
[G] No baby.
You [Bb] can't judge a book [C] by looking at the cover.
You've got to read.
That's what you need.
You've got to read.
[D] And you [E] can't judge a fish by looking at the king.
Don't judge a redhead by looking at the blind.
Don't judge a daughter by looking at her mother.
[G] [Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at the [Cm] cover.
[Gm] Can't you see?
[G]
[E] I think you [F] misjudged me.
[D] I might like her.
[C] But nothing but trouble down for the double.
You better watch out.
You're breaking the bubble.
[F] You can't [Bb] judge a book by [C] looking at the cover.
[Em] You've got to read.
[D]
[Am] [D]
[E] [Gm]
[Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [F] [C] [Ebm]
[D] [Em]
[F] [Em] [Am] [E]
[C] [A]
[D]
[Eb] [Dm]
[B] [Gm] [D]
You've got to read.
[E] Right here.
[G] Well a great rhythm section.
It's a thing of perfection.
You don't need to be smart to feel the [Ab] beat of a heart.
[G] You don't have to play dumb to know that's where it all comes from.
From where?
[D] From there.
From the drum.
[G] I said a great rhythm player.
He's an all night stayer.
He's down on the groove and he don't [Ab] want to move.
[Gm] He's good to you baby.
Get you laughing and crying.
You feel like you're falling but you know that you're fine.
[C] It's like PC and Philly and Kenny and Billy.
And [Gm] this is a dream with a full head of [G] steam.
And the groove is amazing like Elvin is blazing.
Tony and Ron well they got [B] all the vibes on.
[Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A] [E]
[D] [B]
[C] [Eb] [C]
[G]
[D] I said you can't judge an apple [Am] by looking [E] at the tree.
[D] Can't [E] judge a [G] honey checking [Gb] out that bee.
[G] Can't judge a sister looking at the brother.
Yeah.
[Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at [D] the cover.
You've got [Dm] to read.
[G] That's what you [F] need.
Open the book baby.
Take a look darling.
No matter what you read.
New York Times or the Daily News or Marvel comic books.
But please read something.
I'm talking about ABCDFG.
Come on and ask me now.
Chapter one.
Chapter two.
Chapter three.
Chapter [G] four.
One, two, [E] three.
[N]
I don't want you to judge me by that.
Because you never know.
You never know.
The person standing next to you might turn out to be a lot more interesting than you think.
Or on the other hand, a lot less interesting than you believe.
You cannot.
You cannot judge a book by looking at the cover.
[E] What
[C] [E]
I said.
[D] Well you [E] can't judge an apple by looking at the tree.
And you can't judge a honey by looking at the bee.
And you can't judge a sister by looking at a brother.
[G] No baby.
You [Bb] can't judge a book [C] by looking at the cover.
You've got to read.
That's what you need.
You've got to read.
[D] And you [E] can't judge a fish by looking at the king.
Don't judge a redhead by looking at the blind.
Don't judge a daughter by looking at her mother.
[G] [Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at the [Cm] cover.
[Gm] Can't you see?
[G]
[E] I think you [F] misjudged me.
[D] I might like her.
[C] But nothing but trouble down for the double.
You better watch out.
You're breaking the bubble.
[F] You can't [Bb] judge a book by [C] looking at the cover.
[Em] You've got to read.
[D]
[Am] [D]
[E] [Gm]
[Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [F] [C] [Ebm]
[D] [Em]
[F] [Em] [Am] [E]
[C] [A]
[D]
[Eb] [Dm]
[B] [Gm] [D]
You've got to read.
[E] Right here.
[G] Well a great rhythm section.
It's a thing of perfection.
You don't need to be smart to feel the [Ab] beat of a heart.
[G] You don't have to play dumb to know that's where it all comes from.
From where?
[D] From there.
From the drum.
[G] I said a great rhythm player.
He's an all night stayer.
He's down on the groove and he don't [Ab] want to move.
[Gm] He's good to you baby.
Get you laughing and crying.
You feel like you're falling but you know that you're fine.
[C] It's like PC and Philly and Kenny and Billy.
And [Gm] this is a dream with a full head of [G] steam.
And the groove is amazing like Elvin is blazing.
Tony and Ron well they got [B] all the vibes on.
[Em] [D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A] [E]
[D] [B]
[C] [Eb] [C]
[G]
[D] I said you can't judge an apple [Am] by looking [E] at the tree.
[D] Can't [E] judge a [G] honey checking [Gb] out that bee.
[G] Can't judge a sister looking at the brother.
Yeah.
[Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at [D] the cover.
You've got [Dm] to read.
[G] That's what you [F] need.
Open the book baby.
Take a look darling.
No matter what you read.
New York Times or the Daily News or Marvel comic books.
But please read something.
I'm talking about ABCDFG.
Come on and ask me now.
Chapter one.
Chapter two.
Chapter three.
Chapter [G] four.
One, two, [E] three.
[N]
Key:
D
E
G
C
Gm
D
E
G
Now I don't want you to judge me by what you might have just heard or maybe by what you didn't hear.
I don't want you to judge me by that. _
Because you never know.
You never know.
The person standing next to you might turn out to be a lot more interesting than you think.
Or on the other hand, a lot less interesting than you believe.
_ You cannot.
You cannot judge a book by looking at the cover.
[E] What _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _
I said.
[D] _ Well you [E] can't judge an apple by looking at the tree.
And you can't judge a honey by looking at the bee.
And you can't judge a sister by looking at a brother.
[G] No baby.
You [Bb] can't judge a book [C] by looking at the cover.
You've got to read. _
That's what you need.
_ You've got to read. _ _
_ _ _ [D] And you [E] can't judge a fish by looking at the king.
_ Don't judge a redhead by looking at the blind.
Don't judge a daughter by looking at her mother.
_ [G] [Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at the [Cm] cover.
[Gm] Can't you see?
_ [G] _ _
[E] _ I think you [F] misjudged me.
[D] I _ might _ _ _ like her.
[C] But nothing but trouble down for the double.
You better watch out.
You're breaking the bubble.
[F] You can't [Bb] judge a book by [C] looking at the cover.
[Em] You've got to read.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ You've _ _ got to read.
[E] Right here.
[G] Well a great rhythm section.
It's a thing of perfection.
You don't need to be smart to feel the [Ab] beat of a heart.
[G] You don't have to play dumb to know that's where it all comes from.
From where?
[D] From there.
From the drum.
[G] I said a great rhythm player.
He's an all night stayer.
He's down on the groove and he don't [Ab] want to move.
[Gm] He's good to you baby.
Get you laughing and crying.
You feel like you're falling but you know that you're fine.
[C] It's like PC and Philly and Kenny and Billy.
And [Gm] this is a dream with a full head of [G] steam.
And the groove is amazing like Elvin is blazing.
Tony and Ron well they got [B] all the vibes on.
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I said you can't judge an apple [Am] by looking [E] at the tree.
[D] _ Can't [E] judge a [G] honey checking [Gb] out that bee.
[G] _ Can't judge a sister looking at the brother.
Yeah.
[Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at [D] the cover.
You've got [Dm] to read.
_ [G] That's what you [F] need.
_ Open the book baby.
_ Take a look darling. _ _
No matter what you read.
_ New York Times or the Daily News or Marvel comic books.
But please _ read something.
_ I'm talking about _ ABCDFG.
_ Come on and ask me now.
_ _ _ Chapter one.
_ Chapter two.
_ Chapter three.
_ Chapter [G] four.
One, two, _ [E] three.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't want you to judge me by that. _
Because you never know.
You never know.
The person standing next to you might turn out to be a lot more interesting than you think.
Or on the other hand, a lot less interesting than you believe.
_ You cannot.
You cannot judge a book by looking at the cover.
[E] What _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _
I said.
[D] _ Well you [E] can't judge an apple by looking at the tree.
And you can't judge a honey by looking at the bee.
And you can't judge a sister by looking at a brother.
[G] No baby.
You [Bb] can't judge a book [C] by looking at the cover.
You've got to read. _
That's what you need.
_ You've got to read. _ _
_ _ _ [D] And you [E] can't judge a fish by looking at the king.
_ Don't judge a redhead by looking at the blind.
Don't judge a daughter by looking at her mother.
_ [G] [Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at the [Cm] cover.
[Gm] Can't you see?
_ [G] _ _
[E] _ I think you [F] misjudged me.
[D] I _ might _ _ _ like her.
[C] But nothing but trouble down for the double.
You better watch out.
You're breaking the bubble.
[F] You can't [Bb] judge a book by [C] looking at the cover.
[Em] You've got to read.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ You've _ _ got to read.
[E] Right here.
[G] Well a great rhythm section.
It's a thing of perfection.
You don't need to be smart to feel the [Ab] beat of a heart.
[G] You don't have to play dumb to know that's where it all comes from.
From where?
[D] From there.
From the drum.
[G] I said a great rhythm player.
He's an all night stayer.
He's down on the groove and he don't [Ab] want to move.
[Gm] He's good to you baby.
Get you laughing and crying.
You feel like you're falling but you know that you're fine.
[C] It's like PC and Philly and Kenny and Billy.
And [Gm] this is a dream with a full head of [G] steam.
And the groove is amazing like Elvin is blazing.
Tony and Ron well they got [B] all the vibes on.
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I said you can't judge an apple [Am] by looking [E] at the tree.
[D] _ Can't [E] judge a [G] honey checking [Gb] out that bee.
[G] _ Can't judge a sister looking at the brother.
Yeah.
[Bb] Can't judge a book [C] by looking at [D] the cover.
You've got [Dm] to read.
_ [G] That's what you [F] need.
_ Open the book baby.
_ Take a look darling. _ _
No matter what you read.
_ New York Times or the Daily News or Marvel comic books.
But please _ read something.
_ I'm talking about _ ABCDFG.
_ Come on and ask me now.
_ _ _ Chapter one.
_ Chapter two.
_ Chapter three.
_ Chapter [G] four.
One, two, _ [E] three.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _