Betty Oshawa chords by Fred Eaglesmith

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: FF

Difficulty: Intermediate

Another nice song by Fred - from album 6 Volts

Intro:
FF C majorC
G minorGm Bb majorBb

Verse:
FF            C majorC
Me and Betty Oshawa, we had a little band
 G minorGm
I met her in a parking lot
    Bb majorBb
When I answered a want ad
     FF
We played every little juke-joint
  C majorC
And every single bar
G minorGm
Every little honky-tonk
     Bb majorBb
You could get to with a car

Refrain:
FF      Bb majorBb  FF   C majorC
And it was 'Fire On The Mountain'
G minorGm          Bb majorBb
That was her favorite one
         FF
But there wasn't nothing that I didn't know
  C majorC
So we played the Top 40 radio
   G minorGm                Bb majorBb
Even though we didn't really like the songs
   FF
I was wrong

C majorC G minorGm Bb majorBb

Verse:
FF
Me and Betty Oshawa
      C majorC
We didn't really get along
  G minorGm         Bb majorBb
My ego was as big as a roadhouse parking lot
FF
Sometimes I'd hear her praying
  C majorC
Outside her dressing room
  G minorGm           B minorBm
For help with the songs she didn't want to do

Refrain:
FF      Bb majorBb  FF   C majorC
And it was 'Fire On The Mountain'
G minorGm          Bb majorBb
That was her favorite one
         FF
But there wasn't nothing that I didn't know
  C majorC
So we played the Top 40 radio
   G minorGm                Bb majorBb
Even though we didn't really like the songs
   FF
I was wrong

Break:
C majorC G minorGm Bb majorBb

Verse:
FF
Betty got a record deal
      C majorC
And she's living in L.A
G minorGm
I work in a grocery store
Bb majorBb
Every single day
  FF
Sometimes she comes to town
  C majorC
She plays the local hall
  G minorGm
She always leaves her number
   Bb majorBb
But I don't return the call

Refrain:
FF      Bb majorBb  FF    C majorC
And it was 'Fire On The Mountain'
G minorGm            Bb majorBb
That's still her favorite one
      FF
And there's still nothing that I don't know
C majorC
She's on the Top 40 radio
   G minorGm                Bb majorBb
How I love it when I hear them play her songs
   FF   C majorC
I was wrong

Outro:
   G minorGm   Bb majorBb  FF
I was wrong