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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
Dmaj9
Verse 1:
Dmaj9
I like taxis, I like trains, I like Brooklyn when it rains
Em7b5/D
But I love Betsy
C9
I like walking after dark,
Gm6/A
I like jogs in Prospect Park
Dmaj9
But I love Betsy
Am7/D
I like Shake Shack,I like MOMA, And New Jerseyās ripe aroma
Ab7b5 Gmaj9 C13
The parades when I see āem and even the DMV
Dmaj7/A
And the Brooklyn Bridge by bike
Bm7add4 B7#9
Heck, thereās lots of stuff I like
E13
But I love Betsy
A13 Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
and she loves me
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
Dmaj9
Verse 2:
Dmaj9 Em7/D
She likes hockey, no I swear
Dmaj9
She likes guys with thinning hair
Gm6/D
And I love Betsy
C9
She like pizza and Chinese
Gm6/A
Louboutinās and mac 'nā cheese
Dmaj9
God, I love Betsy
Am7/D
She likes swimming, Writing letters She likes watching double-headers
Ab7b5 Gmaj9
She drinks bourbon and sake
C13
And even likes Rocky III
Dmaj7/A
Iām amazed and Iām impressed
Bm7add4 B7#9 E13
But the thing that I like best is I love Betsy
Gmaj9/A
And she loves me
Bridge:
Bbmaj9
Five years,
Fmaj7/A
Iāve been in love with Betsy for five years I canāt believe she stuck with me
Fm6/A Fm6 Dm7b5
What kind of luck have I got?
G7#5 Cmaj9 Cmaj9#11
To keep someone like her around
Bbmaj9
Ten years,
Fmaj7/A
My momās been dead already for ten years. So since she put that curse on me
Dm7b5
No, thereās no curse, It's not a curse, Forget I said curse,
Em7b5
The point is it's been long enough, Now its time to grow up,
Em7/A A7b9 Em7/A
Momās in the ground
A7b9 Em7/A A13
And look what Iāve found
Verse 3:
Dmaj9 Em7/D
I like dancing on the pier,
Dmaj9
I like Broadway, once a year
Em7b5/D
But I love Betsy
C9
I like visits to the zoo,
Gm6/A
I like opera, thatās not true
Dmaj9 Em7/D Dmaj9
But I love Betsy
Em7/D
It's been five years and Iām ready, Get the sparklers and confetti
Gmaj9
Give a wink to the waiter
C13
And summon the maƮtre d,
Dmaj7/A
Just like Jay-Z and BeyoncƩ,
Bm7add4 B7#9
I will make her my fiancƩ
E9
I love Betsy,
Gm D7 Gm D7 Gm D7
I love Betsy,
Gm D7 D/A Em7/A
I love Betsy,
D6
And Betsy loves me
Gmaj7
Iām a schmuck and Betsy loves me
D/A
Doesnāt matter what I do,
G
I know its true
A/G D/F# Gsus2 D/A A
I could never live without her
D6
Betsy loves me It's amazing,
Gmaj7 C7#11
Betsy loves me
D6/A
And to-night Iām gonna show her Just how proud I am to know her
G#m7b5
Thereās no danger, Thereās no drama,Thereās no curse, And thereās no mama
Gmaj9
Put my problems in the past
C9#11
Iām a grown-up man at last
D6/A
Iām the luckiest guy from the Bronx to the island
G#m7b5
So laugh if you wanna,
Gmaj9 C13
This whole town is gonna see,
D6/A
That I love Betsy sorry mama,
Gadd2/A
I love Betsy
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
And she loves me
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
Dmaj9 Fmaj7/G
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Last Updated: December 15, 2020