1952 Vincent Black Lightning Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Says Red Molly, to James,
"Well that's a fine moto[C]bike
A girl could feel special on any such [G]like"
Says James, to Red Molly,
"My hat's off to [C]you
It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 195[G]2
And I've [D]seen you at the corners
and [C]cafés it [G]seems
[D]Red hair and black leather,
my [C]favourite colour [G]scheme"
And he [Am]pulled her on be[C]hind
And down to Box Hill they did [G]ride

[Verse 2]
Says [G]James to Red Molly,
"Here's a ring for [C]your right hand
But I'll tell you in earnest
I'm a dangerous [G]man
For I've fought with the law
since I was seven[C]teen
I robbed many a man
to get my Vincent ma[G]chine
[D]Now I'm twenty-one years,
I might [C]make twenty-[G]two
And I [D]don't mind dying,
but [C]for the love of [G]you
And if [Am]fate should [C]break my stride

[Interlude 1]
Then I give you my Vincent to
[G](ride)[G][G][C][C][G][G]
[C][C][G][G][G]

[Verse 3]
"Come [G]down, come down, Red Molly,"
called Sergeant Mc[C]Rae
"For they've taken young James Adie
for armed robber[G]y
Shotgun blast hit his chest,
left nothing in[C]side
Oh, come down,
Red Molly to his dying bed[G]side"
When she [D]came to the hospital,
there [C]wasn't much [G]left
He was [D]running out of road,
he was [C]running out of [G]breath
But he [Am]smiled to [C]see her cry
And said "I give you my Vincent to [G]ride"

[Verse 4]
Says [G]James, "In my opinion,
there's nothing in this [C]world
Beats a '52 Vincent and a red-headed [G]girl
Now Nortons and Indians
and Greeveses won't [C]do
They don't have a soul like a Vincent '5[G]2"
He [D]reached for her hand
and he [C]slipped her the [G]keys
He said [D]"I've got no further [C]use for [G]these
I see [D]angels on Ariels in [C]leather and [G]chrome
[D]Swooping down from heaven
to [C]carry me [G]home"
And he [Am]gave her one last kiss [C]and died

[Outro 1]
And he gave her his Vincent to
[G](ride)[G][G][G][C][G]