Tabs
Bass Line
E MajorE |-------------|-------------|-----------|
BB |-------------|-------------|-----------|
G+G |-------------|-------------|-----------|
D MajorD |-------------|-------------|-----------|
A augmentedA |-------------|-------------|-----------|
E MajorE |-0-5-5-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-6-0-5-|
Part A augmentedA Intro (play once) Part BB Verse (play twice)
A minorAm Bb6Bb6
E MajorE |-0--------|-2--------| |-----0-----|-----3-----|-------------------|
BB |--0-1-----|--3-0-----| |----1-1----|----3-3----|-------------------|
G+G |-----0-2--|-----0-2--| |---2---2---|---3---3---|-2-3-2-2-0h2p0-----|
D MajorD |----------|----------| |--2-----2--|--3-----3--|--------------4-0--|
A augmentedA |----------|----------| |-0---------|-1-------0-|-------------------|
E MajorE |----------|----------| |-----------|-----------|-------------------|
G+G A minorAm D MajorD (omit 2nd time)
E MajorE |------3-----|------------|-0---2---|
BB |-----0-0----|----0----0--|-1---3---|
G+G |----0---0---|---0----0---|-2---2---|
D MajorD |---0-----0--|--0----0----|-2---0---|
A augmentedA |------------|------------|-0-------|
E MajorE |-3----------|-2----1-----|---------|
Part C majorC Chorus I (play twice)
E MajorE |--------------|---1----1---|--0---0-|---0---|-----------------------------|
BB |--------------|---3----3---|--0---0-|---1---|-----------------------------|
G+G |---5---5------|---2----2---|--1---1-|---2---|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |---5---5------|---0----0---|--0---0-|---2---|------2---------2-----2------|
A augmentedA |---3---3------|------------|--2---2-|---0---|-0h2h3-323-0h2h3-0h2h3-0h2h3-|
E MajorE |--------------|------------|--0---0-|-------|-----------------------------|
Dead Babies, can't take things off the shelf
Part D MajorD Chorus II (play once)
E MajorE |---------------|-----------|--------------0--|
BB |---------------|-----------|--------------1--|
G+G |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|--0--0--0--1--2--|
D MajorD |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-4-4---|--0--0--0--2--2--|
A augmentedA |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---|--2--2--2--2--0--|
E MajorE |---------------|-----------|-3--2--1--0------|
Well, we didn't want you anyway
Part E MajorE Bridge (Play 15 times)
E MajorE |--------------|
BB |--------------|
G+G |--------------|
D MajorD |--------------|
A augmentedA |--7-6---5-4-3-|
E MajorE |-5-4-3-3-2-1--|
Goodbye, little Betty. . . (etc.)
Part FF Solo I (play twice)
E MajorE |--------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
BB |--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------15---|
G+G |-12 12-11-11--|-12---11------|-9----7---5--5-|-----14--------14-|
D MajorD |--------------|---14---12----|--10---9---7---|---12--14--12-----|
A augmentedA |--------------|--------------|---------------|-12------12-------|
E MajorE |--------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
Part G+G Solo II (play twice)
E MajorE |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
BB |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
G+G |-- 141214121412-|---121012101210-|--10-810-8-10-8-|-6-7-6-7-9-7-6-|
D MajorD |-12121212121212-|-10101010101010-|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
E MajorE |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
The song is played in this order:
Part A augmentedA
Part BB
Part C majorC
Part D MajorD
Part BB
Part C majorC
Part D MajorD
Part E MajorE
Part FF
Part G+G
Part C majorC
Part D MajorD
Part E MajorE (play once only)
Lyrics
w/Part BB
1. Little Betty ate a pound of aspirin. She got them from the shelf
upon the wall. Betty's mommy wasn't there to save her. She didn't
even hear her baby call.
Chorus
w/Part C majorC
Dead babies can't take care of themselves. Dead babies can't take
things off the shelf.
w/Part D MajorD
Well, we didn't want you anyway.
w/Part BB
2. Daddy is an agrophile in Texas. Mommy's on the bar most every
night. Little Betty's sleeping in the graveyard, living there in
burgandy and white.
Chorus
w/Part C majorC
Dead babies can't take care of themselves. Dead babies can't take
things off the shelf. Well, we didn't love you anyway.
w/Part E MajorE
Goodbye, little Betty. Goodbye, little Betty. So long, little
Betty. So long, little Betty. Betty, so long.
Chorus
w/Part C majorC
Dead babies can't take care of themselves. Dead babies can't take
things off the shelf. Well, we didn't need you anyway.
w/Part E MajorE
Goodbye, little Betty.