Chords for Betty and Me
Tempo:
130.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] I guess I was skeptical when I first met [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] He said we could build a baby out of DNA.
[D] And although it was expensive, it was legal in the states where it [A] wasn't banned.
[G]
[D] [A] [E] It was Betty who suggested we [D] could have the parts [C] that mean [Bm] that she [A] can't stand.
[G]
[D] [A] [F#m] We made an appointment.
Betty went [B] alone.
[F#m] They worked out the details [A] and then called me on [B] the phone to say [Bm] congratulations, [E] Dad.
[A] Now things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
[B] And Betty [F#m] says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby will be [A] better than me.
[G]
[D] [A] Betty was pretty firm about our baby [G] being human.
[A] I said we should give him wings and a nice three-headed tail.
[D] They could travel at the circus, making money, making friends [A] with [G] clowns.
[D] [A] [E] Betty said that's stupid and [D] for God's sake, would [C] you [G] turn that [A] TV down?
[G]
[D] [A] [F#m] Now I've seen Betty happy, but she's never been [B] like this.
[F#m] She glows like [F] someone's girlfriend [A] in the middle of [B] a kiss.
[Bm] And I'm excited [E] too.
[A] Cause things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
And Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby [Em] will be better [A] than [G] me.
[D] [A] [C] And the love inside them thunders [A] like a storm.
[Am] And I hope the tube they [E] keep them [A] in is comfortable and warm.
I [C] hope the nutritive solution [D] that they're feeding him doesn't [E] make him fat.
[A] Betty's been spending lots of time out late with [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] She says that they're working on the baby every night.
And [D] Dr.
Martin sends her presents like new underwear and a bottle [A] of [G] wine.
[A] [E] I'll just keep on writing [D] checks until the [C] day that [Bm] baby [A] is mine.
[G]
[A] [F#m] He might have my mustache or my freckles [B] or my eyes.
[F#m] Betty [F] thinks it's better [F#m] if we keep it [B] a surprise.
[Bm] I hope I find [E] out soon.
[A] Cause things are [E] getting [D] better for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a [D] baby that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
And Betty [D] says that our baby [E] will be better [Bm] than, baby [E] will be better [Bm] than,
baby will [E] be better [A] than me.
[C#]
Washington [G#] came first and he [C#] was perfect.
John Adams kept us out of [G#] war with France.
[F#] Jefferson made a [A#m] Louisiana purchase.
[D#] In 1812, James Madison kicked [G#] the British in the pants.
[C#] James Monroe [G#] told Europe they [C#] could suck it.
John Quincy Adams looked just [F#] like his dad.
Andrew Jackson got rid
[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] I guess I was skeptical when I first met [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] He said we could build a baby out of DNA.
[D] And although it was expensive, it was legal in the states where it [A] wasn't banned.
[G]
[D] [A] [E] It was Betty who suggested we [D] could have the parts [C] that mean [Bm] that she [A] can't stand.
[G]
[D] [A] [F#m] We made an appointment.
Betty went [B] alone.
[F#m] They worked out the details [A] and then called me on [B] the phone to say [Bm] congratulations, [E] Dad.
[A] Now things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
[B] And Betty [F#m] says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby will be [A] better than me.
[G]
[D] [A] Betty was pretty firm about our baby [G] being human.
[A] I said we should give him wings and a nice three-headed tail.
[D] They could travel at the circus, making money, making friends [A] with [G] clowns.
[D] [A] [E] Betty said that's stupid and [D] for God's sake, would [C] you [G] turn that [A] TV down?
[G]
[D] [A] [F#m] Now I've seen Betty happy, but she's never been [B] like this.
[F#m] She glows like [F] someone's girlfriend [A] in the middle of [B] a kiss.
[Bm] And I'm excited [E] too.
[A] Cause things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
And Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby [Em] will be better [A] than [G] me.
[D] [A] [C] And the love inside them thunders [A] like a storm.
[Am] And I hope the tube they [E] keep them [A] in is comfortable and warm.
I [C] hope the nutritive solution [D] that they're feeding him doesn't [E] make him fat.
[A] Betty's been spending lots of time out late with [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] She says that they're working on the baby every night.
And [D] Dr.
Martin sends her presents like new underwear and a bottle [A] of [G] wine.
[A] [E] I'll just keep on writing [D] checks until the [C] day that [Bm] baby [A] is mine.
[G]
[A] [F#m] He might have my mustache or my freckles [B] or my eyes.
[F#m] Betty [F] thinks it's better [F#m] if we keep it [B] a surprise.
[Bm] I hope I find [E] out soon.
[A] Cause things are [E] getting [D] better for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a [D] baby that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
And Betty [D] says that our baby [E] will be better [Bm] than, baby [E] will be better [Bm] than,
baby will [E] be better [A] than me.
[C#]
Washington [G#] came first and he [C#] was perfect.
John Adams kept us out of [G#] war with France.
[F#] Jefferson made a [A#m] Louisiana purchase.
[D#] In 1812, James Madison kicked [G#] the British in the pants.
[C#] James Monroe [G#] told Europe they [C#] could suck it.
John Quincy Adams looked just [F#] like his dad.
Andrew Jackson got rid
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ I guess I was skeptical when I first met [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] He said we could build a baby out of DNA.
[D] And although it was expensive, it was legal in the states where it [A] wasn't banned.
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] It was Betty who suggested we [D] could have the parts [C] that mean [Bm] that she [A] can't stand.
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] We made an appointment.
Betty went [B] alone.
[F#m] They worked out the details [A] and then called me on [B] the phone to say [Bm] _ congratulations, _ [E] Dad.
_ [A] Now things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
[B] And Betty [F#m] says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby will be [A] better than me.
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ Betty was pretty firm about our baby [G] being human.
[A] I said we should give him wings and a nice three-headed tail.
[D] They could travel at the circus, making money, making friends [A] with [G] clowns.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Betty said that's stupid and [D] for God's sake, would [C] you [G] turn that [A] TV down?
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] Now I've seen Betty happy, but she's never been [B] like this.
[F#m] She glows like [F] someone's girlfriend [A] in the middle of [B] a kiss.
[Bm] And I'm excited [E] too.
_ [A] Cause things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
And Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby [Em] will be better [A] than [G] me.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] And the love inside them thunders [A] like a storm.
_ [Am] And I hope the tube they [E] keep them [A] in is comfortable and warm.
I [C] hope the nutritive solution [D] that they're feeding him doesn't [E] make him fat.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Betty's been spending lots of time out late with [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] She says that they're working on the baby every night.
And [D] Dr.
Martin sends her presents like new underwear and a bottle [A] of [G] wine.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] I'll just keep on writing [D] checks until the [C] day that [Bm] baby [A] is mine.
[G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] He might have my mustache or my freckles [B] or my eyes.
[F#m] Betty [F] thinks it's better [F#m] if we keep it [B] a surprise.
[Bm] I hope I find [E] out soon.
[A] Cause things are [E] getting [D] better for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a [D] baby that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
And Betty [D] says that our baby [E] will be better [Bm] than, baby [E] will be better [Bm] than,
baby will [E] be better [A] than me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Washington [G#] came first and he [C#] was perfect.
_ John Adams kept us out of [G#] war with France.
_ _ [F#] Jefferson made a [A#m] Louisiana purchase.
_ _ [D#] In 1812, James Madison kicked [G#] the British in the pants.
[C#] James Monroe [G#] told Europe they [C#] could suck it.
_ John Quincy Adams looked just [F#] like his dad.
_ Andrew Jackson got rid
[D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ I guess I was skeptical when I first met [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] He said we could build a baby out of DNA.
[D] And although it was expensive, it was legal in the states where it [A] wasn't banned.
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] It was Betty who suggested we [D] could have the parts [C] that mean [Bm] that she [A] can't stand.
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] We made an appointment.
Betty went [B] alone.
[F#m] They worked out the details [A] and then called me on [B] the phone to say [Bm] _ congratulations, _ [E] Dad.
_ [A] Now things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
[B] And Betty [F#m] says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby will be [A] better than me.
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ Betty was pretty firm about our baby [G] being human.
[A] I said we should give him wings and a nice three-headed tail.
[D] They could travel at the circus, making money, making friends [A] with [G] clowns.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Betty said that's stupid and [D] for God's sake, would [C] you [G] turn that [A] TV down?
[G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] Now I've seen Betty happy, but she's never been [B] like this.
[F#m] She glows like [F] someone's girlfriend [A] in the middle of [B] a kiss.
[Bm] And I'm excited [E] too.
_ [A] Cause things are [E] getting better [D] for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a baby [D] that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
And Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
[B] And Betty says that our baby [Em] will be better [A] than [G] me.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] And the love inside them thunders [A] like a storm.
_ [Am] And I hope the tube they [E] keep them [A] in is comfortable and warm.
I [C] hope the nutritive solution [D] that they're feeding him doesn't [E] make him fat.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Betty's been spending lots of time out late with [G] Dr.
Martin.
[A] She says that they're working on the baby every night.
And [D] Dr.
Martin sends her presents like new underwear and a bottle [A] of [G] wine.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] I'll just keep on writing [D] checks until the [C] day that [Bm] baby [A] is mine.
[G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] He might have my mustache or my freckles [B] or my eyes.
[F#m] Betty [F] thinks it's better [F#m] if we keep it [B] a surprise.
[Bm] I hope I find [E] out soon.
[A] Cause things are [E] getting [D] better for Betty [A] and me.
We're making [E] us a [D] baby that's just [A] like me, [F#m] only better.
Betty says he'll be taller, and Betty says he'll be smarter.
And Betty [D] says that our baby [E] will be better [Bm] than, baby [E] will be better [Bm] than,
baby will [E] be better [A] than me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Washington [G#] came first and he [C#] was perfect.
_ John Adams kept us out of [G#] war with France.
_ _ [F#] Jefferson made a [A#m] Louisiana purchase.
_ _ [D#] In 1812, James Madison kicked [G#] the British in the pants.
[C#] James Monroe [G#] told Europe they [C#] could suck it.
_ John Quincy Adams looked just [F#] like his dad.
_ Andrew Jackson got rid