Heavens To Betsy - My Red Self Bass

[Intro]
 
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A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|  Repeat 2x
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[Verse 1]
 
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A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|  Repeat 4x
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What is the color, the color of shame?
Is it red? Is it blood blood red?
Does it creep out from my two legs?
Up to my face if you notice the stain.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
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D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
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Never wear white or your shame will creep through.
Never wear white or your shame will creep right through.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
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A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|  Repeat 4x
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Is this the rag you use to humiliate me?
Cuz I was born, I was born a girl.
Is this the rag you use to humiliate me?
Cuz I was born, I was born to bleed.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
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Never wear white or your shame will creep through.
Never wear white or your shame will creep right through.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
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A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|  Repeat 4x
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What is the color, the color of shame?
I know it's red. I know it's blood blood red.
Is this the period? Too long.
Too strange for you to understand.
 
 
[Outro - Accelerated tempo!]
 
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D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
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So you make me hide the truth from you.
So you make me hide my red self from you.
 
 
[Back to normal tempo]
 
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A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
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