Chords for 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] That's a good one.
All right.
[Eb]
[Gm] ♪
[Bb] Said Red Molly to James, that's fine, hold the [Eb] by, ♪
♪ Girl could feel special on any [Bb] such a lie, ♪
♪ Said James to Red Molly, well my hat's off [Eb] to you, ♪
♪ That's Vincent Black Lightning [Bb] 1952,
[F] [Eb] ♪
[Bb]
[F] With hair in black leather, [Bb] my favorite cusky.
[Cm] And he pulled her [Eb] on behind, and down to Knoxville [Bb]
they arrived.
[Eb]
[Bb]
Said, Jane, Stuart, and Wally, here's a ring for your [Eb] bright hair.
I tell you in earnest, I'm a [Bb] dangerous man.
I've fought with the law since I was [Eb] seventeen.
And I've robbed many men to get my [Bb] Vincent machine.
[F] Now I'm twenty-one years, [Eb] I might be [Bb] twenty-two.
[F] And I don't mind [Bb] dying but for love.
And [Cm] if fate should [Eb] break my stride,
I'll give you my Vincent [Bb] to ride.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [C]
[Eb]
[Bb]
Come down, come down, Red Molly.
There was a man called Sergeant [Eb] Craig.
They'd taken young James A.D. for armed [Bb] robbery.
[Bbm] Shotgun blast, he said, left [Gm] nothing.
[Eb] Come down, Red Molly, to his dying [Bb] bedside.
[F] She came to the hospital, [Eb] there wasn't [Bb] much left.
[F] He was running out of road, [Eb] he was running [Bb] out of breath.
But [Cm] he smiled to see [Eb] her cry.
Said, I'll give you my Vincent [Bb] to ride.
Said, James, in my opinion, well there's nothing [Eb] in this world
beats a fifty-two Vincent and a [Bb] red-headed girl.
Now Norton's and Indian's and Greaves' [Eb] won't do.
They don't have a soul [Bb] like a Vincent fifty-two.
[F] He reached for her [Eb] hands and he slipped [Bb] her the keys.
Said, [F] I don't have any [Bb] further use for these.
I [F] see angels on [Eb] aerials in [Bb] leather and chrome.
[F] Trooping out from [Eb] heaven to [Bb] carry me home.
[Cm] And he gave her one last [Eb] kiss and died.
And he gave her his Vincent [Bb] to ride.
All right.
[Eb]
[Gm] ♪
[Bb] Said Red Molly to James, that's fine, hold the [Eb] by, ♪
♪ Girl could feel special on any [Bb] such a lie, ♪
♪ Said James to Red Molly, well my hat's off [Eb] to you, ♪
♪ That's Vincent Black Lightning [Bb] 1952,
[F] [Eb] ♪
[Bb]
[F] With hair in black leather, [Bb] my favorite cusky.
[Cm] And he pulled her [Eb] on behind, and down to Knoxville [Bb]
they arrived.
[Eb]
[Bb]
Said, Jane, Stuart, and Wally, here's a ring for your [Eb] bright hair.
I tell you in earnest, I'm a [Bb] dangerous man.
I've fought with the law since I was [Eb] seventeen.
And I've robbed many men to get my [Bb] Vincent machine.
[F] Now I'm twenty-one years, [Eb] I might be [Bb] twenty-two.
[F] And I don't mind [Bb] dying but for love.
And [Cm] if fate should [Eb] break my stride,
I'll give you my Vincent [Bb] to ride.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [C]
[Eb]
[Bb]
Come down, come down, Red Molly.
There was a man called Sergeant [Eb] Craig.
They'd taken young James A.D. for armed [Bb] robbery.
[Bbm] Shotgun blast, he said, left [Gm] nothing.
[Eb] Come down, Red Molly, to his dying [Bb] bedside.
[F] She came to the hospital, [Eb] there wasn't [Bb] much left.
[F] He was running out of road, [Eb] he was running [Bb] out of breath.
But [Cm] he smiled to see [Eb] her cry.
Said, I'll give you my Vincent [Bb] to ride.
Said, James, in my opinion, well there's nothing [Eb] in this world
beats a fifty-two Vincent and a [Bb] red-headed girl.
Now Norton's and Indian's and Greaves' [Eb] won't do.
They don't have a soul [Bb] like a Vincent fifty-two.
[F] He reached for her [Eb] hands and he slipped [Bb] her the keys.
Said, [F] I don't have any [Bb] further use for these.
I [F] see angels on [Eb] aerials in [Bb] leather and chrome.
[F] Trooping out from [Eb] heaven to [Bb] carry me home.
[Cm] And he gave her one last [Eb] kiss and died.
And he gave her his Vincent [Bb] to ride.
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ That's a good one.
All right. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] ♪ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Said Red Molly to James, _ that's fine, hold the [Eb] by, ♪
♪ Girl could feel special on any [Bb] such a lie, _ _ _ _ ♪
♪ Said James to Red Molly, well my hat's off [Eb] to you, ♪
♪ That's Vincent Black Lightning _ [Bb] 1952, _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] ♪
[Bb] _
[F] With hair in black leather, [Bb] my favorite cusky.
_ [Cm] And he _ pulled her [Eb] on behind, _ and down to Knoxville [Bb]
they arrived. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Said, Jane, Stuart, and Wally, here's a ring for your [Eb] bright hair.
I tell you in earnest, I'm a [Bb] dangerous man. _ _ _ _ _
_ I've fought with the law _ since I was [Eb] seventeen.
_ And I've robbed many men to get my [Bb] Vincent machine.
_ [F] Now I'm twenty-one years, [Eb] I might be [Bb] twenty-two.
[F] And I don't mind [Bb] dying but for love. _ _
And [Cm] if fate should [Eb] break my stride,
I'll give you my Vincent _ [Bb] to ride. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Come down, come down, Red Molly.
There was a man _ called Sergeant [Eb] Craig. _
They'd taken young James A.D. for armed [Bb] robbery. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Shotgun _ blast, he said, _ left [Gm] nothing.
[Eb] _ _ _ Come down, Red Molly, to his dying [Bb] bedside.
_ [F] She came to the hospital, [Eb] there wasn't [Bb] much left.
[F] He was running out of road, [Eb] he was running [Bb] out of breath.
But [Cm] he smiled to see [Eb] her cry.
Said, I'll give you my Vincent [Bb] to ride. _
_ _ _ Said, James, in my opinion, _ well there's nothing [Eb] in this world
beats a fifty-two Vincent and a [Bb] red-headed girl.
_ _ _ _ _ Now Norton's and Indian's and Greaves' [Eb] won't do.
They don't have a soul [Bb] like a Vincent fifty-two. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] He reached for her [Eb] hands and he slipped [Bb] her the keys.
Said, [F] I don't have any [Bb] further use for these.
I [F] see angels on [Eb] aerials in [Bb] leather and chrome.
[F] Trooping out from [Eb] heaven to [Bb] carry me home. _
_ _ [Cm] And he gave her one last [Eb] kiss and died.
_ And he gave her his Vincent _ _ [Bb] to ride. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All right. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] ♪ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Said Red Molly to James, _ that's fine, hold the [Eb] by, ♪
♪ Girl could feel special on any [Bb] such a lie, _ _ _ _ ♪
♪ Said James to Red Molly, well my hat's off [Eb] to you, ♪
♪ That's Vincent Black Lightning _ [Bb] 1952, _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] ♪
[Bb] _
[F] With hair in black leather, [Bb] my favorite cusky.
_ [Cm] And he _ pulled her [Eb] on behind, _ and down to Knoxville [Bb]
they arrived. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Said, Jane, Stuart, and Wally, here's a ring for your [Eb] bright hair.
I tell you in earnest, I'm a [Bb] dangerous man. _ _ _ _ _
_ I've fought with the law _ since I was [Eb] seventeen.
_ And I've robbed many men to get my [Bb] Vincent machine.
_ [F] Now I'm twenty-one years, [Eb] I might be [Bb] twenty-two.
[F] And I don't mind [Bb] dying but for love. _ _
And [Cm] if fate should [Eb] break my stride,
I'll give you my Vincent _ [Bb] to ride. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Come down, come down, Red Molly.
There was a man _ called Sergeant [Eb] Craig. _
They'd taken young James A.D. for armed [Bb] robbery. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Shotgun _ blast, he said, _ left [Gm] nothing.
[Eb] _ _ _ Come down, Red Molly, to his dying [Bb] bedside.
_ [F] She came to the hospital, [Eb] there wasn't [Bb] much left.
[F] He was running out of road, [Eb] he was running [Bb] out of breath.
But [Cm] he smiled to see [Eb] her cry.
Said, I'll give you my Vincent [Bb] to ride. _
_ _ _ Said, James, in my opinion, _ well there's nothing [Eb] in this world
beats a fifty-two Vincent and a [Bb] red-headed girl.
_ _ _ _ _ Now Norton's and Indian's and Greaves' [Eb] won't do.
They don't have a soul [Bb] like a Vincent fifty-two. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] He reached for her [Eb] hands and he slipped [Bb] her the keys.
Said, [F] I don't have any [Bb] further use for these.
I [F] see angels on [Eb] aerials in [Bb] leather and chrome.
[F] Trooping out from [Eb] heaven to [Bb] carry me home. _
_ _ [Cm] And he gave her one last [Eb] kiss and died.
_ And he gave her his Vincent _ _ [Bb] to ride. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _