Chords for Josh White: Betty and Dupree (1956)

_ _ Here's a song about an outlaw in love with a beautiful woman who wanted something he couldn't give her
Didn't have the money for it.
So he got it the other way the hard way
She says to Dupree.
I want a diamond ring.
He says baby.
I'll give you most anything
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[D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
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[Bb] _ [Bbm] [C] You
_ _ [A] [F] Bet it's hold you free
[Bb] She wanted [Fm] diamond ring
Betty _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ told you free _ I
want a [F] diamond ring _
_ Doopey _ [C] told Betty
Babe [Db] I'll give you [C] most most [F] anything
[Bb] He [B] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] said [F] lay down [Ab] the Betty
[F] _ [Bb] See what tomorrow [F] bring
[Cm] _
[F] Set _ _ [Bb] laid down little Betty
_ See what [Fm] tomorrow bring
May _ _ [D] _ [Abm] [C] bring you sunshine _
[Db] And I get it made
[E] [F] Bring you the diamond ring
[Bb] _
[F] He [C] _ _ [F] got two pistols
He went [Bb] down to the [Dm] jewelry store
[F] He got [Bb] two pistols
He went down to the [Fm] jewelry store
[Cm] He _ [F] _ _
[Db] [Am] killed three [C] policemen
_ [Db] And he wounded
[Abm]
[C] for five [F] more
[Bb] Then _ [C] _
to be [F] hot a taxi _ Headed [Bb] for _ [F] Boston Maine
hot _ _ _ [Bb] a taxi
_ And he headed for bar [Fm] Boston
_ [D] _ [F] Ship _ _ [C] overtook him
Brought [Db] him back [E] on that midnight [F] _ train
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] Doopey said to the judge [Cm] _ [Bb] judge.
I've never never been here [F] before
Said _ _ _
_ [Bb] to the judge
Judge I've never been _ [Fm] Before
Judge _ _ _
[Am] [C] said to do free
[Am] [Db] But are you a [E] coming back here?
[F] _ _ [Bb] His [F] _ [C] _ _
[F] mother said to Betty
_ _ [Bb] See what you done [Dm] done
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F]
[A] Said [Bb] to Betty _ [Fm] Look, yeah
What you done done? _ _ _
Cause my boy [C] Robin steel
[Db] Now [F] [C] he's gonna [F] be hung
[Bb] Give [F] _ [C] _
[Bb] my [F] daddy my clothes
_ _ [Bb] Give my baby Betty my [F] shoes
Give _ _ _ [Bb] my daddy my clothes
_ My loving Betty give [F] her my shoes
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [F] Anybody [C] ask you I [G] died with a [Db] [C] heart heart
[F] Sail [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ [Abm] _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] on sail on [Bb] sail on do please [F] say _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Oh
Sail on sail on sail on do please say
[Fm] _ _ _
[F] Don't [Db] _ [C] mind you sailing you'll [Db] be [C] gone so [F] talk on
_ _ [Bb] _ [Abm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _