Looky Looky Yonder / Black Betty chords by Lead Belly
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Verse 1
(G major) Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder (G minor)
(G major) Looky looky yonder
Where the sun done gone.
Verse 2
The cap'in' (captain) can't (G major) hold
'em (him or them)
Cap'in' can't hold 'em
Cap'in' can't hold 'em
The way I do.
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Verse 3
Yes Addie gotta gold mine (G major)
Addie gotta gold (D major) mine (G major)
Addie gotta gold mine
Way above her knee.
Verse 4
Looky looky yonder (G major)
Looky looky (D major) yonder
(G major) Looky looky yonder
Where the sun done gone.
Verse 5
[I's (G major) just] walking
[I's just] walking
[I's just] walking
All day long.
Verse 6
[She's] been talking (G major)
[She's] been talking
[She's] been talking
Babe, all day long.
Verse 7
Looky looky (G major) yonder
Looky looky yonder
Looky looky yonder
Where the sun done gone.
Verse 8
Oh Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Oh Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 9
Black Betty had a baby, Bam (G major) da lam
Black Betty had a baby, Bam da lam
Verse 10
Damn thing gone crazy, Bam (G major) da lam
Damn thing gone crazy, Bam da lam
Verse 11
Oh Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Oh Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 12
Oh baby Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Oh baby Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 13
Black Betty had a baby, Bam (G major) da lam
Black Betty had a baby, Bam da lam
Verse 14
Damn thing gone crazy, Bam (G major) da lam
Damn thing gone crazy, Bam da lam
Verse 15
Baby wasn't none of mine, Bam (G major) da lam
Baby wasn't none of mine, Bam da lam
Verse 16
Damn thing gone blind, Bam (G major) da lam
Damn thing gone blind, Bam da lam
Verse 17
Yeah Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Whoa Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 18
Black Betty, Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Black Betty, Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 19
Looky here, Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Looky here, Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 20
Jump steady, Black Betty, Bam (G major) da lam
Jump steady, Black Betty, Bam da lam
Verse 21
Last Monday, baby (G major) I was arrested
Verse 22
[Lawd (Lord), lawd, lawd]
(G major) On Tuesday,
I was locked up in jail
[Lawd, lawd, lawd]
Verse 23
On Wednesday, my (G major)
child was attested
[Lawd, lawd]
Verse 24
On Thursday, (G major) [nobody's gonna call
my bail,] here's some mo'
Verse 25
Almost (G major) done,
here's some mo'(more)
Almost (D major) done, (G major) here's some mo'
Almost done, [Lawd, lawd]
And I ain't gon (D major) na,
Verse 26
(G major) ain't done,
[ya'll don't gimme no bail]
[Lawd, lawd, lawd, lawd]
Verse 27
Last Monday, baby I went (G major)
a'walking
[Lawd, lawd]
On (G major) Tuesday, I
Verse 28
(G major)
shot me a'dog
[Lawd, lawd, lawd]
Verse 29
On Wednesday,
(G major) we was sittin' down a'talking
[Lawd, lawd]
On Thursday, she pawned (G major) all
Verse 30
of my
clothes
[Lawd, lawd, lawd]
Looky Looky Yonder / Black Betty
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