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bette davis eys

• Badd9

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes   - transcribed by Gary Chapman 
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Part of the "tablature you didn't really want but got anyway" series. 
 
The only recording of this song I have is an ancient and in mono. It's 
missing the start and the finish.  I had trouble deciphering the lyrics. 
 
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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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