{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1917151,"song":"Listen Betty","artist":"Dave Dudley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11430226-listen-betty-chords-by-dave-dudley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1917151?type=chord","rating":0.16752,"votes":0,"content":"Listen Betty:Dave Dudley.\r\n#15 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY\r\nRecords in 1971.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n#1.\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nA friend and I made one short run to [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKnoxville one day.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe got the apple pie and coffee hungries [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\non the way.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe pulled into a little truck stop just [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\noutside of town..pretty soon the waitress [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncame around.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n#2.\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe said my name is Betty and I'd know you [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nanywhere.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd like to have a minute of your time if [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nyou don't care.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWould you sing a song about me and the [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwaitresses you've met.[/tab]\r\nC D G......E\r\nAbout the broken promises we get.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow, listen, Betty, I'm singing your song, about [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe drivers that have done you wrong.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs. [/tab]\r\nD E A.....G\r\nListen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.\r\n\r\n\r\n#3.\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a broken heart for every truckstop [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\non the right.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a lonesome driver for each passing [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nset of lights.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow, I can't tell you how to love or tell you [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhow to live..all I can do is tell it like it is.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n#4.\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a million waitresses all up and down [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe line.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI've seen some that were laughin' and I've seen [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nsome that were cryin'.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've left some that were happy and I've left [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nsome that were blue.[/tab]\r\n C D G....E\r\nIf you're a waitress here's a song for you.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow, listen, Betty, I'm singing your song, about [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe drivers that have done you wrong.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs. [/tab]\r\nD E A.....G\r\nListen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n#5.\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe highway is a part of hell that never caught [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\non fire.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe driver is the kinda man the devil wouldn't [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nhire.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat's what you're sayin', Betty, but you can't [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nstand the heat.[/tab]\r\nC D G....E\r\nQuit that job and let those drivers be.\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow, listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song, about [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe drivers that have done you wrong.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nListen, Betty, I'm singing your song.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO:\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow, listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song, about [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe drivers that have done you wrong..(Fade.)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA seventies smash from Kraziekhat.","plain_text":"Listen Betty:Dave Dudley.\n#15 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY\nRecords in 1971.\n\n\n\nINTRO: G C D G\n\n\n#1.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#2.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D G......E\nAbout the broken promises we get.\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\nD E A.....G\nListen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.\n\n\n#3.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#4.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n C D G....E\nIf you're a waitress here's a song for you.\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\nD E A.....G\nListen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.\n\n\n\n#5.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D G....E\nQuit that job and let those drivers be.\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA seventies smash from Kraziekhat.","chords":["G","C","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}