Black Betty

Level 5D116 BPMHuddie Ledbetter
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Lyrics

(B5)Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.

Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.

She Black ly Betty had a child,

bamalam. The damn thing gone wild,

bamalam. She said, "I'm worryin' outta mind,"

y, bamalam.

"The damn thing gone blind," y,

bamalam. I said, "Oh,

Black (B7)Betty," (B5)bamalam.

"Whoa, Black (B7)Betty," (B5)bamalam.

(B)Whoa, (B5)Black Betty, bamalam.

Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.

She really gets ty me a high,

bamalam. You know that's no lie,

bamalam. She She's "I'm so ryin' rock ta steady,

bamalam. And she's always ready, bamalam.

said, Whoa, Black (B7)Betty, (B5)bamalam.

Whoa, Black (B7)Betty," (B5)bamalam.

Black (B7)Betty, (B5)bamalam.

(B)Whoa, (B5)Black Betty, bamalam.

Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.

She's from Birmingham, bamalam.

Way down in Alabam', bamalam.

Well, she's shaking that thing, bamalam.

Boy, she makes me sing, bamalam.

Whoa, Black (B7)Betty, (B5)bamalam.

Whoa, Black (B7)Betty, (B5)bamalam.

Song info

Black Betty by Huddie Ledbetter is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of D at 116 BPM. This is the whole song, with the letter inside every note, and it plays in your browser for free. When a part is hard, Practice takes it one line at a time.

Level
5 of 5
Key
D
Tempo
116 BPM
Chords
Apow B B7 Bpow C D Dpow E
Artist
Huddie Ledbetter
Genre
Pop
Style
Pop rock
Mood
Energetic

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