Betty
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Intro: C C/B Am G4 F G4
[Verso 1]
C C/B Am
Betty, I won’t make assumptions
G4 F
About why you switched your homeroom
G4
But I think it’s cause of me
C C/B Am
Betty, one time I was riding
G4 F
On my skateboard when I passed your house
G4
It’s like I couldn’t breathe
[Pré-Refrão]
C C/B Am
You heard the rumors from Inez
G4 F
You can’t believe a word she says most times
G4
But this time it was true
Am G C F
The worst thing that I ever did
Am G F G
Was what I did to you
[Refrão]
C C/B
But if I just showed up at your party
Am G
Would you have me? Would you want me?
F Am
Would you tell me to go fuck myself
G
Or lead me to the garden?
C C/B
In the garden would you trust me
Am G F
If I told you it was just a summer thing?
Am G
I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything
C
But I know I miss you
( C/B Am G4 F G4 )
[Verso 2]
C C/B Am
Betty, I know where it all went wrong
G F
Your favorite song was playing
G
From the far side of the gym
C C/B Am
I was nowhere to be found
G
I hate the crowds you know that
F G
Plus I saw you dance with him
[Pré-Refrão]
C C/B Am
You heard the rumors from Inez
G4 F
You can’t believe a word she says most times
G4
But this time it was true
Am G C F
The worst thing that I ever did
Am G F G
Was what I did to you
[Refrão]
C C/B
But if I just showed up at your party
Am G
Would you have me? Would you want me?
F Am
Would you tell me to go fuck myself
G
Or lead me to the garden?
C C/B
In the garden would you trust me
Am G F
If I told you it was just a summer thing?
Am G
I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything
C
But I know I miss you
( C/B Am G F G )
[Ponte]
Am G
I was walking home on broken cobblestones
F
Just thinking of you when she pulled up
G
Like a figment of my worst intentions
Am G
She said, "James get in let’s drive." Those days
F
Turned into nights, slept next to her
G C
But I dreamt of you all summer long
( C/B Am G F G )
( Am G F Fm )
[Verso 3]
C C/B Am
Betty, I’m here on your doorstep
G4 F
And I planned it out for weeks now
G4
But it’s finally sinking in
C C/B Am
Betty, right now is the last time
G4 F
I can dream about what happens when
G4
You see my face again
Am G C F
The only thing I want to do
Am G F G
Is make it up to you
C C/B Am G F Em G
So I showed up at your party
C C/B
Yeah, I showed up at your party
( Am G F Em G )
[Refrão]
D D/C#
Yeah, I showed up at your party
Bm A
Will you have me will you love me
G D
Will you kiss me on the porch
Em A
In front of all your stupid friends?
D D/C#
If you kiss me, will it be
Bm
Just like I dreamed it
A G
Will it patch your broken wings
D Em A
I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything
D A G
But I know I miss you
Final
G2 D A G
Standing in your cardigan
G2 D A G
Kissing in my car again
Stopped at a streetlight
D D/F# G
You know, I miss you
How to play Betty
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.