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Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes
Tab
4.7(39)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Chords used

Badd9 F Dm C

E --1--  --1--  --1--  --0--|
B --1--  --1--  --3--  --1--|
G --3--  --2--  --2--  --0--|
D --3--  --3--  --0--  --2--|
A --1--  --3--  -----  --3--|
E -----  --1--  -----  -----|

Keyboards parts arranged for guitar:

[Fig. A] [Fig. B]

E -----1--------------------  -----1--------------1------|
B --------1-----------3--1--  --------1--------------1---|
G -----------3-----2--------  -----------3-----3---------|
D --------------0-----------  --------------3------------|
A --1--------------------3--  --1-----------3------------|
E -------------------------  -----------------------1----|

[Fig. C] [Fig. D]

E -----1--------------1-----  -----1--------------0--1--|
B --------1--------3-----0--  --------1--------1--------|
G -----------3--2-----------  -----------3--0-----------|
D --------------0-----------  -----------------------0--|
A --1--------------------3--  --1-----------3-----------|
E --------------------------  --------------------------|

(These first 4 parts break down to the following chords:

[Fig.A]: Bbadd9 Dm C [Fig.B]: Bbadd9 Bbadd9/C F

[Fig.C]: Bbadd9 Dm C [Fig.D]: Bbadd9 C Dm )

[Fig. E] [Fig. F]

E ---------  --10---10-11-13----10---8---8---8---8-10----10-11-13---10--8--|
B ---------  --------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------  --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --3-0-3--  --------------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------  --------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------  --------------------------------------------------------------|

Fig G

(F) (Eb)

E --8--------8--------8--------8--------|
B ----10-------10-------10-------10-----|
G -------10-------10-------10-------10--|
D --------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------|

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Intro

([Fig.F])

[Fig.A] [Fig.C] [Fig.A] [Fig.C]

Verse 1

Her hair is Harlowe gold (Fig.A) Lips sweet surprise (Fig.B)

Her hands are never cold (Fig.C) She's got Bette Davis eyes

F F/A ([Fig.E] repeated)

She'll turn the music on you ([Fig.C]) You won't have to think twice ([Fig.D])

She's pure as New York Snow ([Fig.C]) She got Bette Davis eyes ([Fig.G])

Chorus 1

Dm F Bbadd9 F

And she'll tease you, she'll unease you, all the better just to please you.

Dm F Bbadd9 F

She's precocious, and she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush.

B Dm C ([Fig.E] & F)

She's got Greta Garbo's standard size, she's got Bette Davis Eyes ([Fig.C]) x 2

Verse 2

(Fig.E repeated)

She'll let you take her home ([Fig.C]) Whets her appetite ([Fig.B])

She'll lay you on the throne ([Fig.C]) She's got Bette Davis eyes

F F/A

She'll take a tumble on you ([Fig.C]) Roll you like you were dice ([Fig.D])

Until you come up blue ([Fig.C]) She got Bette Davis eyes

Chorus 2

She'll expose you when she snows you.

Hope you breathe with the crumbs she throws you.

She's ferocious and she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush

All the boys used to think she's a spy, she's got Bette Davis eyes.

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