Black Betty Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Look- [Bbm]a look- [Am]a yonder
Look- [Bbm]a look- a yond[G#m]er
[Am]Look- a look- a yon[Bb]der
Well the [Bbm]sun done go[Am]ne

[Verse 2]
The captain can't [Am]hold her
[G#]The captain can't hold her
The cap[Bbm]tain can't h[Eb]old h[Bbm]er
The [Bb]way I do now

[Verse 3]
Ada got a gold [Am]mine
Ada got a gold [G#]mine
[Bbm]Ada got a gold mi[Bb]ne
Way above her [Bbm]knees

[Verse 4]
The shiv is [Bbm]golden
[G#]The shiv is golden
[Bb]The shiv is golden
Above her knees

[Verse 5]
Look- a look- a [Bb]yonder
Look- [G#]a look- a yon[F#]der
[Bbm]Look- a look- a yonder
[Eb]Well the sun done gone

[Verse 6]
[Bb]Woho[G#]h, Black Betty, bam- e- lam
[Am]Wohoh, Black Betty, bam- e- lam
Black [Bbm]Betty had a baby, bam- e- lam
Black [Am]Betty had a baby, bam- e- lam
Damn thing was [Ab]crazy, bam- e- lam
[Am]Damn thing was crazy, bam-[G#] e- lam
[Am]Wohoh, Black Betty, [Ab]bam- e- lam
[Am]Wohoh,[Cb] Black Betty[E], bam- e- lam
Oh, [Cb]Betty Black [Ab]Betty, [Bbm]bam- e- lam
[Dm]Oh, Betty Black Bett[Bbm]y, bam- e- lam
Black Betty had a [F]baby, bam- e- lam
Black [Bb]Betty had a [Am]baby, [Bb]bam- e- lam
Damn thing was [Am]crazy, [Bb]bam- e- lam
Damn thing was [Am]crazy, [Bb]bam- e- lam
Black [Gb]Betty didn't [Ab]mind, bam- e- lam
[Db]Black Bett[Dm]y didn't mind,[Bb] bam- e- lam
[Am]Damn thing[Dm] was blind, bam- e- lam
Damn thing was blind, bam- e- lam
[Gb]Wohoh, Black [Ab]Betty, [Bb]bam- e- lam
[Am]Wohoh, Black [Ab]Betty, [Dm]bam- e- lam
Black Betty, Black [G#]Betty, [Am]bam- e- lam
[Bbm]Black [Eb]Betty, Black [Am]Betty,
[Bb]bam- e- lam
Jump steady Black Betty, bam- e- lam
Jump [Am]steady Black [Bbm]Betty, bam- e- lam
That [Am]Monday,

[Verse 7]
I was arrested
Tuesday, I locked [E]up in [Eb]jail[Am]
Wednesday [Eb]baby, [Am]my trial[Dm]'s t[Am]ested
On Thursday, nobody [E]could blow my [Am]bail

[Verse 8]
Yes, [E]I'm [Am]almos[A]t do[Am]ne[A]
[Am]Yes, I'm almost done
Yes, [E]I'm [Am]almost done
And I ain't [E]gonna [D]yell against no bells

[Verse 9]
On [D]Monday, [Am]baby I went a-
[F#]walking[Am]
Tuesday, I asked to go
On Wednesday I sat down a- talking
On [Dm]Thursday she hock [Am]all a my [Bbm]clothes
[Bb]Yes, I'm almost

[Verse 10]
[Eb]done[E]
Yes, [Gb]I'm almost [Am]done
Yes, I'm almost done
And I ain't gonna
No more