Betty Oshawa chords by Fred Eaglesmith

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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