Betty Oshawa chords by Fred Eaglesmith

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Intermediate

Another nice song by Fred - from album 6 Volts

Intro:
F C
Gm Bb

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

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

C Gm Bb

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

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

Break:
C Gm Bb

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

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

Outro:
   Gm   Bb  F
I was wrong