Chords for John Prine - Iron Ore Betty - September 78
Tempo:
87.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G] I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[G] She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the [Ab] same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
[C] I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got [D] a heart [C] on her knees.
I'm a ghost that ain't with that [B] old Betty.
She's [G] a ghost that ain't with me.
I'm a ghost that ain't with me.
[C]
[G] [A]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G] [D]
[G] Yeah, I been getting my brains out.
[C] I been working in the [G] hot mess store.
I been trying to put a ticket in the window.
[A] Chase away the [D] love from the door.
[C] Old Betty's been [G] down in the Idle Man bringing home [C] a new Jeep.
But now I'm a ghost that ain't with that old [A] Betty.
She's a ghost [G] that ain't with me.
[A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em] [G] I been speaking to her in English.
She been speaking in English to me.
But we always speaking the same language.
[E] We're always [A] getting through.
I met her in a [G] dance at the Union Hall.
It was a thing with the [C] Betty James.
Yeah, I'm a ghost [G] that ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[A]
[D] [C]
[B]
[G] Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got a heart [C] on her knees.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[A]
She's a ghost that [Em] ain't with me.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[D]
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[C] Yeah, I'm a ghost that [G] ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[A]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G] [D]
[E]
[B] [N]
[A] [D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G] I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[G] She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the [Ab] same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
[C] I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got [D] a heart [C] on her knees.
I'm a ghost that ain't with that [B] old Betty.
She's [G] a ghost that ain't with me.
I'm a ghost that ain't with me.
[C]
[G] [A]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [G] [D]
[G] Yeah, I been getting my brains out.
[C] I been working in the [G] hot mess store.
I been trying to put a ticket in the window.
[A] Chase away the [D] love from the door.
[C] Old Betty's been [G] down in the Idle Man bringing home [C] a new Jeep.
But now I'm a ghost that ain't with that old [A] Betty.
She's a ghost [G] that ain't with me.
[A]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em] [G] I been speaking to her in English.
She been speaking in English to me.
But we always speaking the same language.
[E] We're always [A] getting through.
I met her in a [G] dance at the Union Hall.
It was a thing with the [C] Betty James.
Yeah, I'm a ghost [G] that ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[A]
[D] [C]
[B]
[G] Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got a heart [C] on her knees.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[A]
She's a ghost that [Em] ain't with me.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[D]
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[C] Yeah, I'm a ghost that [G] ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[A]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G] [D]
[E]
[B] [N]
Key:
G
C
D
A
B
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[G] She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the [Ab] same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
[C] I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got [D] a heart [C] on her knees.
I'm a ghost that ain't with that [B] old Betty.
She's [G] a ghost that ain't with me.
I'm a ghost that ain't with me.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ Yeah, I been getting my brains out.
[C] I been working in the [G] hot mess store.
I been trying to put a ticket in the window.
[A] Chase away the [D] love from the door.
[C] Old Betty's been [G] down in the Idle Man bringing home [C] a new Jeep.
But now I'm a ghost that ain't with that old [A] Betty.
She's a ghost [G] that ain't with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ [G] I been speaking to her in English.
She been speaking in English to me.
But we always speaking the same language.
[E] We're always [A] getting through.
I met her in a [G] dance at the Union Hall.
It was a thing with the [C] Betty James.
Yeah, I'm a ghost [G] that ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] _ Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got a heart [C] on her knees.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[A]
She's a ghost that [Em] ain't with me.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[D]
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[C] Yeah, I'm a ghost that [G] ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[G] She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the [Ab] same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
[C] I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got [D] a heart [C] on her knees.
I'm a ghost that ain't with that [B] old Betty.
She's [G] a ghost that ain't with me.
I'm a ghost that ain't with me.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ Yeah, I been getting my brains out.
[C] I been working in the [G] hot mess store.
I been trying to put a ticket in the window.
[A] Chase away the [D] love from the door.
[C] Old Betty's been [G] down in the Idle Man bringing home [C] a new Jeep.
But now I'm a ghost that ain't with that old [A] Betty.
She's a ghost [G] that ain't with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ [G] I been speaking to her in English.
She been speaking in English to me.
But we always speaking the same language.
[E] We're always [A] getting through.
I met her in a [G] dance at the Union Hall.
It was a thing with the [C] Betty James.
Yeah, I'm a ghost [G] that ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] _ Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
She's a ghost that ain't with me.
We be skiing on mainland the same mailbox.
[A] We watch the same [D] TV.
I got rug burns on [G] my elbows.
She's got a heart [C] on her knees.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[A]
She's a ghost that [Em] ain't with me.
Yeah, I'm a ghost that ain't with that old Betty.
[D]
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me.
[C] Yeah, I'm a ghost that [G] ain't with that old [D] Betty.
She's a ghost that [G] ain't with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _