Black Betty Chords
by Ram Jam
Black Betty by Ram Jam is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B5, D5, A5 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
B5
1. Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
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Black Betty had a child, bamalam,
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the damn thing gone wild, bamalam.
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She said, "I'm worring outta my mind", bamalam,
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the damn thing gone blind, bamalam.
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I said, whoa, Black Betty bamalam,
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
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2. Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
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She really gets me high, bamalam,
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you know that's no lie, bamalam.
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She's so rock steady, bamalam,
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she's always ready, bamalam.
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Whoa, Black Betty bamalam,
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whoa, Black Betty bamalam.
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3. Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
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whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
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She's from Birmingham, bamalam,
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way down in Alabam', bamalam.
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Well, she's shakin' that thing, bamalam,
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Boy, she makes me sing, bamalam,
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Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
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Whoa, Black Betty, BAM-A-LAM