1952 Vincent Black Lightning Chords by Del Mccoury Band

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Said Red Molly _ to _ James, that's a fine [F] motorbike, _ a girl could feel special on any [C] such a light. _
Said James to Red Molly, _ my hat's [F] off to you, _ it's a Vincent Black Lightning _ _ [C] 1952.
_ [G] And I've seen you at the corners [F] and [C] cafes it seems, red [G] hair and black leather, [F] my favorite [C] color scheme. _
[Dm] And he pulled her on [F] behind, _ _ and down to _ Knoxville [C] they did ride.
_ _ _ _ Said _ James to Red Molly, _ _ [Em] here's a ring for your [F] right hand, _ but I'll tell you in earnest I'm a [C] dangerous man.
I've _ fought with the law since I was [F] seventeen, _ I robbed many a man to get my Vincent [C] machine.
_ _ [G] Now I'm twenty-one [F] years, I might make [C] twenty-two, [G] and I don't mind dying [F] but for the [C] love of you.
_ [Dm] And if you bet you [F] break my stride, _ _ _ _ then I'll give you my Vincent _ [C] to ride. _ _ _ _ _
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_ Come down, come down Red Molly, _ call [G] Sergeant [F] McCray, _ they've taken young James A.D. for armed [C] robbery. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Shotgun blast hit his chest, _ left nothing [F] inside.
_ Come down Red Molly to his dying [C] bedside.
[G] When she came to the hospital [F] there wasn't [C] much left, [G] he was running out of road, [F] he was running out [C] of breath.
But [Dm] he smiled as he [F] heard her cry, _ _ _ _ said I'll give you my Vincent _ to [C] ride. _ _ _ _ _
_ Said James in my opinion, _ there's nothing in [F] this world beats a fifty-two Vincent and a red-headed [C] girl. _
Now Nordans and Indians and Greezes [F] won't do, they don't have a soul like a Vincent fifty [C]-two.
_ [G] He reached for her hand [F] and he slipped her [C] the key, [G] said I don't have any further [F] use [C] for these.
[G] I see angels on aerials in [Dm] leather [C] and chrome, [G] drooping down from heaven [Dm] to carry [C] me home. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] And he gave her one last [F] kiss and died, _ _ _ _ and he gave her _ his Vincent [C] to ride. _ _ _ _
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