Black Betty & The Moon
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Verse 1:
Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
My love, my love, you're the sting of the scorpion
Em7 Cadd9 G F#/D
Consider, now, the angels, a little lower than you
Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
And they twist and they turn, and they hold their breath 'til it's blue
Em7 Cadd9 G F#/D
And they can't turn away like I can't, when you're lookin' like you do
Pre-chorus:
G
Well looky Black Betty, what they tying to you
Em7
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do
G
And now you got yourself caught in the silk spider web
Em7 F#/D
I hope the money fills the holes cause see the roof is caving in
Verse 2:
Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
My heart, my heart, you're the moon and her shining light
Em7 Cadd9 G F#/D
Darkness in void of form, like you were keeping me alive
Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
And I've been dreaming of poisonings from the venom of my enemies
Em7 Cadd9 G F#/D G
Clever as the viper dear, but gentle as a stampede of stones
Pre-chorus:
G
Looky Black Betty, what they tying to you
Em7 D
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do
G
And now you got yourself caught in the silk spider web
Em7 F#/D
I hope the money fills the holes cause see the roof is caving in
[Refrão]
Em7 F#/D Bm
And they want you to doubt every trust that you've known
Cadd9 Em7
And they wanna find the holes in the armor exposed
F#/D
And they come on whispering,
Bm
If you just do this for me...
Cadd9 D
And turn and show their teeth just before they're sinking in
Em7 D Cadd9
And better than described and deeper the descent
G F#/D
I never thought we'd have to learn to doubt our friends
Em7 D Cadd9
And better than described, so much deeper the descent
G F#/D
I never thought we'd have to learn to doubt our friends
Outro:
G
Looky Black Betty, what they tying to you
Em7 D
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do
G
And now you got yourself caught in the silk spider web
Em7 F#/D
I hope the money fills the holes cause see the roof is caving in
G
Looky Black Betty, what they tying to you
Em7 D
You did the very thing, baby, that I asked you not to do
G
And now you got yourself caught in the silk spider web
Em7 F#/D G
I hope the money fills the holes in the place I used to stand
How to play Black Betty & The Moon
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. 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.