• Song:

    Betty And Me

  • Artist:

    Jonathan Coulton

  • Album:

    Where Tradition Meets T...

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Chords:

A (x02220@1)       x02220
G (320003@1)       320033
D (xx0232@1)       xx0232
E (022100@1)       022100
C (x32010@1)       x32010
F#m (244222@1)     xx4222
Aaug6/F   xx3222
A6/F      xx2222
D#m7b5    xx1222
Bm (x24432@1)      x24432
E6 (04xxxx@1)      022120
E7 (020130@1)      022130
F#m(full) 244222
B7 (x21202@1)      x21202

Intro: |A |G D|A |A | 

Verse 1
A (x02220@1)                                               GI (320003@1)guess I was skeptical when I first met Dr. Martin
AHe (x02220@1)said we could build a baby out of DNA
    D (xx0232@1)                                                       
And although it was expensive it was legal in the states
                A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Awhere (x02220@1)it wasn't banned
       E (022100@1)                        D (xx0232@1)              CIt (x32010@1)was Betty who suggested we cut out the parts of me
               A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)Athat (x02220@1)she can't stand

Pre-chorus 1
   F#m (244222@1)       Aaug6/F        A6/E       D#m7b5   
So we made an appointment and Betty went alone
F#m (244222@1)               Aaug6/F          A6/E             D#m7b5
They worked out the details and then called me on the phone
       Bm (x24432@1)            E (022100@1)E6 (04xxxx@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
To say congratulations Dad

Chorus
A (x02220@1)                    E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)       ANow (x02220@1)things are getting better for Betty and me
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)     F#mWe're (244222@1)making us a baby that's just like me only better
    B7 (x21202@1)                F#mAnd (244222@1)Betty says he'll be taller
    B7 (x21202@1)                F#mAnd (244222@1)Betty says he'll be smarter
    B7 (x21202@1)                D (xx0232@1)          EAnd (022100@1)Betty says that our baby will be better than me

Verse 2
A (x02220@1)                                          GBetty (320003@1)was pretty firm about our baby being human
AI (x02220@1)said we should give him wings and nice prehensile tail
         D (xx0232@1)                                                      A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AHe (x02220@1)could travel with the circus making money, making friends with clowns
E (022100@1)                              D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)          A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) ABetty (x02220@1)said that's stupid and for God's sake would you turn that TV down?

Pre-chorus 2
    F#m (244222@1)           Aaug6/F          A6/E            D#m7b5
Now I've seen Betty happy, but she's never been like this
    F#m (244222@1)                Aug6/F            A6/E        D#m7b5 
She glows like someone's girlfriend in the middle of a kiss
    Bm (x24432@1)        E (022100@1)E6 (04xxxx@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
And I'm excited too

Chorus
A (x02220@1)                    E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)       ANow (x02220@1)things are getting better for Betty and me
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)     F#mWe're (244222@1)making us a baby that's just like me only better
    B7 (x21202@1)                F#mAnd (244222@1)Betty says he'll be taller
    B7 (x21202@1)                F#mAnd (244222@1)Betty says he'll be smarter
    B7 (x21202@1)                D (xx0232@1)          EAnd (022100@1)Betty says that our baby will be better than me

Bridge
C (x32010@1)                                    AAnd (x02220@1)the love inside me thunders like a storm
C (x32010@1)                                     AAnd (x02220@1)I hope the tube they keep him in is comfortable and warm
C (x32010@1)                                        DI (xx0232@1)hope the nutritive solution that they're feeding him
                 Edoesn't (022100@1)make him fat

Verse 3
A (x02220@1)                                                     GBetty's (320003@1)been spending lots of time out late with Dr. Martin
A (x02220@1)              
She says that they're working on the baby every night
        D (xx0232@1)                                                           A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)AAnd (x02220@1)Dr. Martin brings her presents like new underwear and a bottle of wine
E (022100@1)                                D (xx0232@1)              C (x32010@1)         A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)AI'll (x02220@1)just keep on writing checks until the day that baby is mine

Pre-chorus 3
F#m (244222@1)            Aaug6/F         A6/E           D#m7b5
He might have my moustache or my freckles or my eyes
F#m (244222@1)           Aaug6/F      A6/E         D#m7b5
Betty says it's better if we keep it a surprise
  Bm (x24432@1)            E (022100@1) E6 (04xxxx@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
I hope I find out soon 

Final Chorus
A (x02220@1)                    E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)       ANow (x02220@1)things are getting better for Betty and me
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)     F#mWe're (244222@1)making us a baby that's just like me only better
    B7 (x21202@1)                F#mAnd (244222@1)Betty says he'll be taller
    B7 (x21202@1)                F#mAnd (244222@1)Betty says he'll be smarter
    B7 (x21202@1)                D (xx0232@1)          EAnd (022100@1)Betty says that our baby will be better than
D (xx0232@1)          EBaby (022100@1)will be better than
D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)ABaby (x02220@1)will be better than me.

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