Chord/Tab song: Bette Davis Eyes

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes - transcribed by Gary Chapman


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:

And she'll [Dm]tease you, she'll un[F]ease you, all the [Bbadd9]better just to [F]please you.

She's pre[Dm]cocious, and she [F]knows just what it [Bbadd9]takes to make a [F]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]She'll take a [F/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