Biography:
Bettie Serveert is a Dutch indie-rock band, founded in 1991 in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Their name, which translates to "Bettie serves," is taken from a series of tennis instructional books by Dutch tennis player Betty Stove, who lost the Wimbledon Ladies singles final in 1977.
Comprising vocalist Carol Van Dyk (vocals), Peter Visser (guitar), Herman Bunskoeke (bass) and Berend Dubbe (drums) they originally formed in 1986 as a side-project of De Artsen.
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From: [email protected] (Joop Schmit)
Subject: CRD: BETTIE SERVEER - Keepsake
About a year ago I went to a Bettie Serveert concert in Amsterdam, Holland.
When the concert was over, I found this paper on stage. It said 'Paint this
day' and it had some chords on it.
Bettie Serveert just released their new album, 'Lamprey', and it's fucking
brilliant. But there's no song called Paint this day on it.
After listening the album a few times, I found out the song on the paper I
foudn was Keepsake, the first song on the album. Since the paper originally
belonged to Peter Visser, the guitarist of Bettie Serveert, I think my
source is quite accurate.
Here's what the paper sais:
Intro: Am G F
C G Am D F
Am G F - C G Am D F
Chorus: Am C F C
Am G F - Paint this day
Intro: Am G F
C G Am D F
Chorus: Am C F C
Am G F
G F C
G F C D F (2x)
End
From: Jaco de Kruijf
I found a message of Joop schmit ([email protected]) here a week ago and it
contained the chords of Keepsake, the first song on the album Lamprey by Bettie
Serveert. As this album is, according to Joop Schmit and me too, fucking
brilliant I decided to find out the lyrics and put these two things together.
It is very hard though to find out lyrics to Bettie Serveert songs, but I think
I fairly succeeded. A few things are missing, but hey: nobody's perfect.
I hope I got everything right.
Many thanks tot Joop Schmit and of course Peter Visser, the guitarist of Bettie
Serveert. I wish everybody lots of fun playing it.
Keepsake
by Bettie Serveert
Am
Wrapped up in blue
F
Painted by me and you
Am
Some thought it's changed by the truth
G F
We somehow keep smiling through
C
It's all we got instead
G Am
It sometimes feels so near
D F
And then I reach out and it just disappears
Intro: Am G F (2x)
Am G F
Was it something that I said
F Am
I feel so many moods
Am G F
Written all across your head
C
They lie there two and two
G Am
It sometimes feels so near
D F
then I reach out and it just disappears
Intro
Am G F
I could smell the fallen rain
Am
I know that's in the park
Am G F
The kind of things you can't explain
C
I feel them in your heart
G Am
It sometimes seems so near
D F
and then I reach out and it just disappears
Chorus:
Am C
Paint this day
F C
Let's keep this one forever
Am G F
Wrap it up inside your heart
Am C
Paint this day
F C
For worse if not for better
Am G F
Save it up 'till............ (?)
G F C
'cause that's why I sometimes stay awake
G F C D
Pondering endlessly in reach of understance
F
Just for keepsake
Instr.: (?)
Intro
C G Am
It sometimes seems so clear
D F
and then I reach out and it just disappears
Chorus
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From: [email protected] (Joop Schmit)
Subject: CRD: BETTIE SERVEER - Keepsake
About a year ago I went to a Bettie Serveert concert in Amsterdam, Holland.
When the concert was over, I found this paper on stage. It said 'Paint this
day' and it had some chords on it.
Bettie Serveert just released their new album, 'Lamprey', and it's fucking
brilliant. But there's no song called Paint this day on it.
After listening the album a few times, I found out the song on the paper I
foudn was Keepsake, the first song on the album. Since the paper originally
belonged to Peter Visser, the guitarist of Bettie Serveert, I think my
source is quite accurate.
Here's what the paper sais:
Intro: Am G F
C G Am D F
Am G F - C G Am D F
Chorus: Am C F C
Am G F - Paint this day
Intro: Am G F
C G Am D F
Chorus: Am C F C
Am G F
G F C
G F C D F (2x)
End
From: Jaco de Kruijf
I found a message of Joop schmit ([email protected]) here a week ago and it
contained the chords of Keepsake, the first song on the album Lamprey by Bettie
Serveert. As this album is, according to Joop Schmit and me too, fucking
brilliant I decided to find out the lyrics and put these two things together.
It is very hard though to find out lyrics to Bettie Serveert songs, but I think
I fairly succeeded. A few things are missing, but hey: nobody's perfect.
I hope I got everything right.
Many thanks tot Joop Schmit and of course Peter Visser, the guitarist of Bettie
Serveert. I wish everybody lots of fun playing it.
Keepsake
by Bettie Serveert
Am
Wrapped up in blue
F
Painted by me and you
Am
Some thought it's changed by the truth
G F
We somehow keep smiling through
C
It's all we got instead
G Am
It sometimes feels so near
D F
And then I reach out and it just disappears
Intro: Am G F (2x)
Am G F
Was it something that I said
F Am
I feel so many moods
Am G F
Written all across your head
C
They lie there two and two
G Am
It sometimes feels so near
D F
then I reach out and it just disappears
Intro
Am G F
I could smell the fallen rain
Am
I know that's in the park
Am G F
The kind of things you can't explain
C
I feel them in your heart
G Am
It sometimes seems so near
D F
and then I reach out and it just disappears
Chorus:
Am C
Paint this day
F C
Let's keep this one forever
Am G F
Wrap it up inside your heart
Am C
Paint this day
F C
For worse if not for better
Am G F
Save it up 'till............ (?)
G F C
'cause that's why I sometimes stay awake
G F C D
Pondering endlessly in reach of understance
F
Just for keepsake
Instr.: (?)
Intro
C G Am
It sometimes seems so clear
D F
and then I reach out and it just disappears
Chorus
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