Sweet Betsy from Pike chords by
Johnny Cash

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Key: D major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Now don't you
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remember sweet Betsy from Pike
Who crossed the big mountains
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with her lover Ike
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Two yoke of oxen a big yeller dog
A tall Shanghai rooster
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and  one spotted hog

Verse 2
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One evenin' quite early
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they camped on the plat
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Down by the road on a green shady flat
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Where Betsy got tired and
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lay down to repose
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And Ike he just gazed on his Pike County
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rose

Interlude 1

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Verse 3
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Well they soon reached the desert
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where Betsy gave out
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Down in the sand she lay rollin' about
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While Ike in great tears looked on in surprise
He said, "Betsy get up,
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you'll get sand in your eyes"

Verse 4
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Well the Shanghai ran off
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and the cattle all died
The last piece of bacon that
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mornin' was fried
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Ike he got discouraged
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and Betsy got mad
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The dog wagged his tail and looked wonderfully

Interlude 2

sad

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Verse 5
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Well a miner said, "Betsy
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will you dance with me"
"I will now old Hoss if you
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don't make too free
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But don't dance me hard do you
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want to know why
Doggone you I'm chocked
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full of strong alkali"
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Verse 6
Ike and sweet Betsy got
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married ofcourse
But Ike gettin' jealous ob
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tained the divorce
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Betsy well satisfied said
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with a shout
"Goodbye you big lummox,
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I'm glad you backed out"

Outro 1

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