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 Jersey’s ripe aroma Ab7b5 Gmaj9 C13 The parades when I see ‘em and even the DMV
Dmaj7/A And the Brooklyn Bridge by bike Bm7add4 B7#9 Heck, there’s 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 Louboutin’s and mac 'n’ 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 I’m amazed and I’m 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 I’ve been in love with Betsy for five years I can’t 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 mom’s been dead already for ten years. So since she put that curse on me Dm7b5 No, there’s 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 Mom’s in the ground A7b9 Em7/A A13 And look what I’ve 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, that’s not true Dmaj9 Em7/D Dmaj9 But I love Betsy Em7/D It's been five years and I’m ready, Get the sparklers and confetti Gmaj9 Give a wink to the waiter C13 And summon the maître d, Dmaj7/A Just like Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Bm7add4 B7#9 I will make her my fiancé 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 I’m a schmuck and Betsy loves me D/A Doesn’t 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 I’m gonna show her Just how proud I am to know her G#m7b5 There’s no danger, There’s no drama,There’s no curse, And there’s no mama Gmaj9 Put my problems in the past C9#11 I’m a grown-up man at last D6/A I’m 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 Ebmaj7#11 D
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