Chords for Cody Canada & The Departed "Betty Was Black (& Willie Was White)" LIVE

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_ [D] Here now is Cody Canada and the Departed channeling [C] their inner jam band on the song Betty Was
[G] Black and Willie Was White.
Here's Cody on why the band included the two into their live set.
Check it out.
Betty was black and Willie was [C] white.
I heard that song, we heard [G] that song 20 years ago by Todd Snyder.
[D] And _ [G] it just seemed like a good time to do it.
It seems like the world is spinning out of [C] control once again.
And I don't know, [G] it's a good [D] feeling, it's a good tune.
Tommy Womack, Will [G] Kimbrough, a couple of other cats wrote it.
We got permission to do it about four years ago.
Once we do it [C] today, we don't know if we're going to do the extended [G] live or _ the _ [D] _ extended live. _
[G] It's definitely not a three minute song, so [Ebm] we'll see what happens.
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[A] Betty was black, Willie was [Am] white. _ _
[A] Betty and Willie got it on one night.
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_ [A] Climbed in a model, a _ tankerade. _
Fell in love that very day. _ _
[G] Sat by the fire, _ [D] listened to jazz.
[Dm] They had pretty little dreams, [Am] like every couple has.
[G] But they had to be careful, [Gb] Willie went [D] out at night.
[Dm] Betty was black, _ [Am] Willie was white. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] Yeah, Willie's old man cut him out of [Am] the will. _
You know, he had a lawyer, said, Willie the Bill. _
He [A] said, do what you want, boy, anything is [Am] fine.
He said, from now on, you ain't no son of mine. _
_ _ [G] Betty's mama, [D] she's trying to understand.
[G] _ [Dm] Her daddy just gave up, [Am] the back of his hand.
_ [G] Take it out of this house, girl.
[D] Don't you never come back.
[Dm] Willie was white, [Am] _
Betty, you're black.
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_ _ _ You [Am] know, the next few years, they were difficult.
_ _ [A] You know, they put up with sneers and social [Am] shots.
_ _ [A] Then one year, they bore a [Am] son named M.
Tat.
[C] Dreamed of a [A] year of a [C] little less fat.
[Em] Tacky [Am] skin, the skin of [A] brown.
About a [D] dictator's [Am] cap and gown.
Dream of a table, everything's all right.
Be proud to be black [A] and be proud [G] to be white.
[A] Dream of a table and everything's all right.
Betty [D] was black and Willie [Am] was white. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Betty was black, Willie was white.
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