Betting Man Chords by American Aquarium

Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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American Aquarium   Betting Man chords
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[G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [E] Well, [G] I drank myself to sleep [D] again, [G] I drank myself to sleep [D] again [A] last night.
[G] And I woke up in a [D] stranger's arms, [G] I woke up with a [D] stranger's arms holding [A] me tight.
And I thought [Bm] of you and [D] me
[A] and what it is we used [G] to be.
[Bm] And if I was a batman, [D] I'd throw everything I had [A] on you.
But [G] I ain't a batman, God only knows [D] I'm a batman.
[G] You were running through my mind like a steamboat on the [Em] Mississippi [D] River bed.
[Bm] You were running through my mind like a [G] steamboat [D] on the Mississippi River bed.
[A] And those words you said, [D] they [G] cut me deep like a locked blade knife.
Yeah, they cut me to [D] the bone.
[G] But you can only cut a man so deep, the Lord is gonna [D] wash his hands.
[E] I [A] washed my hands [Bm] of you [D] and me and [A] what it is we [G] used to be.
[Bm] But if I was a batman, [D] I'd throw everything I [G] had [A] on you.
[D] [A]
[G] But I ain't a batman, [A] [D] God only knows I'm a batman.
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [Em]
[D] [A]
[G] You were running through my mind like [D] a steamboat [G] on the Mississippi River [Dm] bed.
[D]
You were [G] running through my mind like a steamboat on the Mississippi River [D] bed.
[A] [D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning American Aquarium - Betting Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, G, D, G, A and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 41 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 83. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [E] Well, [G] I drank myself to sleep [D] again, _ [G] I drank myself to sleep [D] again [A] last night.
[G] And I woke up in a [D] stranger's arms, _ [G] I woke up with a [D] stranger's arms holding [A] me tight.
And I thought [Bm] of you and [D] me _ _
[A] and what it is we used [G] to be. _ _
[Bm] And if I was a batman, [D] I'd throw everything I had [A] on you.
_ _ _ _ But [G] I ain't a batman, _ _ _ God only knows [D] I'm a batman. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You were running through my mind like a steamboat on the [Em] Mississippi [D] River bed. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You were running through my mind like a [G] steamboat [D] on the Mississippi River bed.
[A] And those words you said, [D] they [G] cut me deep like a locked blade knife.
Yeah, they cut me to [D] the bone. _ _ _ _ _
[G] But you can only cut a man so deep, the Lord is gonna [D] wash his hands.
[E] I [A] washed my hands [Bm] of you [D] and me and [A] what it is we [G] used to be. _
[Bm] But if I was a batman, [D] I'd throw everything I [G] had [A] on you.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[G] But I ain't a batman, _ _ [A] _ _ [D] God only knows I'm a batman. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] You were running through my mind like [D] a steamboat [G] on the Mississippi River [Dm] bed.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
You were [G] running through my mind like a steamboat on the Mississippi River [D] bed.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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