Sweet Betsy from Pike Chords by Suzy Bogguss

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_ _ _ Oh, do you _ remember sweet [Eb]
Betsy [Ab] from Pike, who crossed the [Fm] wild prairie [Bb] with her [Eb] lover Ike?
[Db] The two [Ab]-yoke of oxen [Bbm] and old [Ab] yellow dog, tall Shanghai [Db] rooster [Eb] and one [Ab] spotted hog,
singing dang, fall day died, [Eb] oh, singing dang, [Ab] fall day dead. _ _
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One evening quite early they [Eb] camped [Ab] on the plaque,
was nearby [Fm] the road [Bb] on a green [Eb] shady flat, [Db] where Betsy [Ab] sore-footed, [Bbm] laid down to [Ab] _
repose,
with wonder Ike gazed [Eb] on that Pike [Ab] County _ rose. _ _ _ _
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Shanghai ran off and [Eb] their cattle [Ab] all died, that morning [Fm] the last [Bb] piece of bacon [Eb] was fried,
[Db] poor Ike was [Ab] discouraged, _ [Bbm]
Betsy [Ab] got mad, the dog drooped his tail and [Eb] looked [Ab] wondrously sad. _ _
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They soon reached the desert [Eb] where Betsy gave [Ab] out, _ and down [Fm] in the sand she [Bb] lay rolling [Eb] about,
_ [Db] while Ike [Ab] half distracted, [Bbm] looked on [Ab] with surprise, saying Betsy get up, you'll get [Eb] sand in [Ab] your eyes,
singing dang, fall day died, oh, [Eb] singing dang, [Ab] fall day _ dead. _ _ _
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Terrible desert was [Eb]
burning [Ab] and bare, and Isaac [Fm] he drank from [Bb] the death [Eb] lurking there,
_ [Db] dear old [Ab] Pike, tell me [Bb] I'll come back [Ab] to you, says _ Betsy, oh, go [Db] [Eb] by yourself [Ab] if you do. _ _ _
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They suddenly stopped on a [Eb] very [Ab] high hill, with wonder [Fm] looked down [Bb] on old _ [Eb] Placerville,
[Db] Ike sighed [Ab] when he said, [Bbm] as he cast his [Ab] eyes down, sweet Betsy my darling, we've got to hang _ down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They swam the wild rivers and [Eb] climbed the [Ab] tall peaks, and camped [Fm] on the prairies for weeks [Eb] upon weeks,
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starvation [Ab] and cholera, [Bbm] _
hard [Ab] work and slaughter, they reached _ _ California, [Eb] despite hell [Ab] and high _ water. _
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_ _ _ _ Long Ike and sweet Betsy [Eb] _
attended [Ab] a dance, _ Ike wore [Fm] a pair [Bb] of his Pike County [Eb] _ pants,
[Db] sweet Betsy [Ab] was dressed up [Bbm] in ribbons [Ab] and rings, says Ike, you're an angel [Eb] but where [Ab] are your _ wings? _
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Twas out on the prairie [Eb] one bright [Ab] starry night, they broke out [Fm] the whiskey [Bb] and Betsy got [Eb] tight,
she [Db] _ [Ab] sang and she howled and [Bbm] she danced o'er the [Ab] plain, and showed her bare legs to the [Eb] whole [Ab] wagon train,
singing dang, fall day died, oh, singing [Eb] dang, fall [Ab] day dead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A miner said Betsy [Eb] will you dance [Ab] with me, I will you [Fm] old hoss if [Bb] you don't make [Eb] two free,
[Db] but don't dance [Ab] me hard, [Bbm] do you want to know [Ab] why, _ doggone ye I'm chock full [Eb] of strong _
[Ab] _ alkaline. _ _ _
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Long Ike and sweet Betsy [Eb] got married [Ab] of course, but Ike getting [Fm] _ jealous [Bb] obtained a [Eb] divorce, _ _
[Db] while Betsy well [Ab] _ satisfied [Bbm] said with [Ab] a shout, _ goodbye you old lummox, [Eb] I'm glad you're [Ab] back down,
singing dang, fall day died, oh, [Eb] singing dang, [Ab] fall day dead. _
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