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[Verse 1]
CBetty can you hear me I'm cDalling your Gname
Your Cphone keeps ringing for Dyou I'm Einsane
You Cturn my head with your Dhippy hippy Gshake
I Cgotta get rid of this GheartaCche
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I Dfind it hard to Gbreath
When you're Daround it Cmakes Gme
BeDlieve I got a chance with Gyou
What the Dheck I am Gsuppose Eto Ddo
[Chorus]
CBackward and forward its' Dtwo for the Gshow
CThree to get ready but I got Dnowhere to Ego
CTake two steps forward and Ddo it some Gmore
CTill your heart beats on Gmy Cdoor
[Verse 2]
You Cget me with your tease come Dhither I Gknow
I've Calways been the kind who Dstays in Econtrol
I'm Cfalling backforwards I Dcan't seem to Gthink
Your Cpink dress makes my Gheart Csink
[Pre-Chorus 2]
That Dwalk with smile on your Gface
Your the Dgirl I can't Ctouch I'm Gout of
DPlace can you send me a Gsign
Come on gDirl I Gwanna Emake you Dmine
[Chorus]
CBackward and forward its' Dtwo for the Gshow
CThree to get ready but I got Dnowhere to Ego
I Ctake two steps forward and Ddo it some Gmore
CTill your heart beats on Gmy Cdoor
[Bridge]
BmCan't you see it's Araining out Ghere
You Bmknow I hate the Acold I Gfear
BmThat if our love can't Amake it Gshine
I'll go Bmback to the future and Aget Glost in
[Lead]
CTime....D  G  
C        D        E
C        D        G
C        G        C
[Verse 3]
CIf I show you something will you Dgive me a Gkiss
Are you Cready Betty gotcha your Dkiss on my Elist
CSang and sang I want to Dknow what love Gis
And Cshowed me the way those Glittle Ckids
[Verse 4]
And CBetty I can see the Dwink in your Geye
Now Ccheck me out I'm not a Dreal shy Eguy
It's Ctime you should know that my Dlove is all Gtrue
CTonite oh Betty GI love Cyou
[Verse 5]
It tCook me forever to Dwrite your Gsong
Could Cnever find the words always Dseemed to be Ewrong
I Ctook two steps forward and Dtried it Gagain
CWhat I found was my Gbest Cfriend
[Chorus]
CBackward and forward it's Dtime for the Gshow
CThree to get ready we got Dsomewhere to Ego
CTake two steps forward you Dknow it's Gtrue
CTonite oh Betty GI love Cyou
I Glove Cyou
I Glove Cyou
I Glove Cyou
Betty, I Glove Cyou

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Backforwards

by Johnny Punish

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[Verse 1]

C D G

Betty can you hear me I'm calling your name

C D E

Your phone keeps ringing for you I'm insane

C D G

You turn my head with your hippy hippy shake

C G C

I gotta get rid of this heartache

[Pre-Chorus 1]

D G

I find it hard to breath

D C G

When you're around it makes me

D G

Believe I got a chance with you

D G E D

What the heck I am suppose to do

[Chorus]

C D G

Backward and forward its' two for the show

C D E

Three to get ready but I got nowhere to go

C D G

Take two steps forward and do it some more

C G C

Till your heart beats on my door

[Verse 2]

C D G

You get me with your tease come hither I know

C D E

I've always been the kind who stays in control

C D G

I'm falling backforwards I can't seem to think

C G C

Your pink dress makes my heart sink

[Pre-Chorus 2]

D G

That walk with smile on your face

D C G

Your the girl I can't touch I'm out of

D G

Place can you send me a sign

D G E D

Come on girl I wanna make you mine

[Chorus]

C D G

Backward and forward its' two for the show

C D E

Three to get ready but I got nowhere to go

C D G

I take two steps forward and do it some more

C G C

Till your heart beats on my door

[Bridge]

Bm A G

Can't you see it's raining out here

Bm A G

You know I hate the cold I fear

Bm A G

That if our love can't make it shine

Bm A G

I'll go back to the future and get lost in

[Lead]

C D G

Time....

C D E

C D G

C G C

[Verse 3]

C D G

If I show you something will you give me a kiss

C D E

Are you ready Betty gotcha your kiss on my list

C D G

Sang and sang I want to know what love is

C G C

And showed me the way those little kids

[Verse 4]

C D G

And Betty I can see the wink in your eye

C D E

Now check me out I'm not a real shy guy

C D G

It's time you should know that my love is all true

C G C

Tonite oh Betty I love you

[Verse 5]

C D G

It took me forever to write your song

C D E

Could never find the words always seemed to be wrong

C D G

I took two steps forward and tried it again

C G C

What I found was my best friend

[Chorus]

C D G

Backward and forward it's time for the show

C D E

Three to get ready we got somewhere to go

C D G

Take two steps forward you know it's true

C G C

Tonite oh Betty I love you

G C

I love you

G C

I love you

G C

I love you

G C

Betty, I love you

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