Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
DMaj9Dmaj9
Verse 1:
DMaj9Dmaj9
I like taxis, I like trains, I like Brooklyn when it rains
Em7b5/D
But I love Betsy
C9C9
I like walking after dark,
Gm6/A
I like jogs in Prospect Park
DMaj9Dmaj9
But I love Betsy
Am7/D
I like Shake Shack,I like MOMA, And New Jersey’s ripe aroma
Ab7b5 GMaj9Gmaj9 C13C13
The parades when I see ‘em and even the DMV
Dmaj7/A
And the Brooklyn Bridge by bike
Bm7add4 B7#9B7#9
Heck, there’s lots of stuff I like
E13E13
But I love Betsy
A13A13 DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
and she loves me
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
DMaj9Dmaj9
Verse 2:
DMaj9Dmaj9 Em7/D
She likes hockey, no I swear
DMaj9Dmaj9
She likes guys with thinning hair
Gm6/D
And I love Betsy
C9C9
She like pizza and Chinese
Gm6/A
Louboutin’s and mac 'n’ cheese
DMaj9Dmaj9
God, I love Betsy
Am7/D
She likes swimming, Writing letters She likes watching double-headers
Ab7b5 GMaj9Gmaj9
She drinks bourbon and sake
C13C13
And even likes Rocky III
Dmaj7/A
I’m amazed and I’m impressed
Bm7add4 B7#9B7#9 E13E13
But the thing that I like best is I love Betsy
Gmaj9/A
And she loves me
Bridge:
BbMaj9Bbmaj9
Five years,
Fmaj7/A
I’ve been in love with Betsy for five years I can’t believe she stuck with me
Fm6/A Fm6Fm6 Dm7b5Dm7b5
What kind of luck have I got?
G7#5 CMaj9Cmaj9 Cmaj9#11
To keep someone like her around
BbMaj9Bbmaj9
Ten years,
Fmaj7/A
My mom’s been dead already for ten years. So since she put that curse on me
Dm7b5Dm7b5
No, there’s no curse, It's not a curse, Forget I said curse,
Em7b5Em7b5
The point is it's been long enough, Now its time to grow up,
Em7/A A7b9A7b9 Em7/A
Mom’s in the ground
A7b9A7b9 Em7/A A13A13
And look what I’ve found
Verse 3:
DMaj9Dmaj9 Em7/D
I like dancing on the pier,
DMaj9Dmaj9
I like Broadway, once a year
Em7b5/D
But I love Betsy
C9C9
I like visits to the zoo,
Gm6/A
I like opera, that’s not true
DMaj9Dmaj9 Em7/D DMaj9Dmaj9
But I love Betsy
Em7/D
It's been five years and I’m ready, Get the sparklers and confetti
GMaj9Gmaj9
Give a wink to the waiter
C13C13
And summon the maître d,
Dmaj7/A
Just like Jay-Z and Beyoncé,
Bm7add4 B7#9B7#9
I will make her my fiancé
E9E9
I love Betsy,
G minorGm D7D7 G minorGm D7D7 G minorGm D7D7
I love Betsy,
G minorGm D7D7 D/AD/A Em7/A
I love Betsy,
D6D6
And Betsy loves me
Gmaj7Gmaj7
I’m a schmuck and Betsy loves me
D/AD/A
Doesn’t matter what I do,
G+G
I know its true
A/GA/G D/F#D/F# Gsus2Gsus2 D/AD/A A augmentedA
I could never live without her
D6D6
Betsy loves me It's amazing,
Gmaj7Gmaj7 C7#11
Betsy loves me
D6/AD6/A
And to-night I’m gonna show her Just how proud I am to know her
G#m7b5G#m7b5
There’s no danger, There’s no drama,There’s no curse, And there’s no mama
GMaj9Gmaj9
Put my problems in the past
C9#11
I’m a grown-up man at last
D6/AD6/A
I’m the luckiest guy from the Bronx to the island
G#m7b5G#m7b5
So laugh if you wanna,
GMaj9Gmaj9 C13C13
This whole town is gonna see,
D6/AD6/A
That I love Betsy sorry mama,
Gadd2/A
I love Betsy
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
And she loves me
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
DMaj9Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
Ebmaj7#11 D MajorD