Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnes
Chords and lyrics for Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes (key of C).
Verse 1
The intro arpeggio with Fsus2 can also be played at the ends of choruses/
instrumental parts, and also in the F Am G parts in the verses and outro.
Intro
[F(sus2)] [Am] [G] [F(sus2)] [Am] [G]
x2
Verse 1
Her hair is Harlow [F][Am]gold, [G] her lips a sweet [F][G]surprise[C]
Her hands are never [F][Am]cold, [G]she's got Bette Davis [C]eyes
She'll turn the [Am]music on[F] [Am]you[G]
You won't have to think [F][G]twice[Am]
She's pure as New York [F][Am]snow, [G]she got Bette Davis [C]eyes[C7]
Chorus 1
And she'll [Am]tease you, she'll [C]unease you,
All the [F]better just to [C]please you,
She's [Am]precocious, and she [C]knows just what
it [F]takes to make a [C]pro blush
She got [F] Greta Garbo's [Am]standoff sighs
She's got [G] Bette Davis [F][Am][G]eyes[G][Am][F]
Verse 2
She'll let you take her [F][Am]home, [G] you whet her [F]appetite[C][G]
She'll lay you on her [F][Am]throne, [G]she got Bette Davis [C]eyes
She'll take a [Am]tumble on[F] [Am]you[G]
Roll you like you were [F][G]dice,[Am]
Until you come up [F][Am]blue, [G]she's got Bette Davis [C]eyes[C7]
Chorus 2
She'll [Am]expose you, when she [C]snows you
Off your [F]feet with the crumbs she [C]throws you
She's [Am]ferocious and she [C]knows just what
it [F]takes to make a [C]pro blush
[F] All the boys [Am]think she's a spy
She's got [G] Bette Davis [F]eyes
Instrumental
[Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G]
[F] [Am] [G] [C] [C7]
Chorus 3
And she'll [Am]tease you, she'll [C]unease you
All the [F]better just to [C]please you
She's [Am]precocious, and she [C]knows just what
it [F]takes to make a [C]pro blush
[F] All the boys [Am]think she's a spy
She's got [G] Bette Davis [F][Am]eyes[G]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [G]
Outro
And she'll [F]tease you,[Am] [G] she'll [F]unease [Am]you,[G]
Just to [F]please you,[Am] [G]she's got Bette Davis [F][G]eyes[C]
She'll [F]expose you,[Am] [G] when she [F]snows [Am]you,[G]
She [F]knows [Am]you, [G]she's got Bette Davis [F][G]eyes[C]
(fade out)
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