Chords
Ballad Of Ole' Betsy

Key: A

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
           G   Em   Bm   E7 
Betsy, Betsy
 C               Am7     D7 
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
                 G                           Bm 
She was born in 'thirty-two
         C                       D7 
And was she ever pretty
         G                                       Bm 
She rode a freight train west
                 C                               B7 
All the way from Detroit City
 Em7                             G 
Betsy's seen more places
                     C                       Cm 
Than I'll ever hope to see
 Bm7                             Em7 
Betsy's been more loyal
           Am7                           D7 
Than any friend could be
           G                                 Bm 
With some she traveled fast
           C                         D7 
With others it was slow
 G                                 Bm 
Betsy's seen them all
             C                                   B7 
She's seen them come and go
         Em7                               G 
She must have had some favorites
     C                           Cm 
Before I finally met her
         Bm7                       Em7 
And now that she's all mine
           Am7                       D7 
They better just forget her
 G                     G7 
Betsy was a lady
         C                             Cm 
And that she will remain
 Bm7                         Em7 
Betsy took some beatings
                 Am7                     D7 
But she never once complained
         G                         Bm 
She had a classic beauty
           C                           D7 
That everyone could see
     G                             Bm 
I was the last to meet her
                 C                               B7 
But she gave her life to me
         Em7                     G 
She may be rusted iron
               C                           Cm 
But to me she's solid gold
             Bm7                                 Em7 
And I just can't hold the tears back
               Am7         D7           C     G 
'Cause Betsy's growing old

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