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- Sweet Betsy From
Pike
- Traditional Folk
Song
| Verse:----------- |
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| C |
G7 |
C |
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| - |
D7 |
G |
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| Am |
Em |
F |
C |
| - |
G7 |
C |
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| Chorus:--------- |
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| C |
G7 |
C |
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| C |
G7 |
C |
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- 12-beat intro. Play 3-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- Note: This song is 3/4 waltz
time.
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- First Verse:
- Oh, don't you re - mem -
ber sweet Bet - sy from Pike,
- Who swam the wide riv -
ers, with her lov - er Ike,
- With two yoke of ox - en,
a large yel - low dog,
- A tall Shang - hai roost
- er and one spot - ted hog?
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- Second Verse:
- They swam the wide riv -
ers, they crossed the tall peaks,
- They camped out on prair
- ies for weeks and for weeks,
- Fought hun - ger and rat
-tlers and big storms of dust,
- De - ter - mined to reach
Cal - i - for - nia or bust.
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- Chorus:
- Sing - ing too - ra - lee
oo - ra - lee, oo - ra - lee ay.
- Sing - ing too - ra - lee
oo - ra - lee, oo - ra - lee ay.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com