KIM CARNES - "bette davis eyes" Tablature

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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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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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scary@zikzak.apana.org.au

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