1952 Vincent Black Lightning chords by
Richard Thompson

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Key: Bb major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Says Red Molly, to James,
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"Well that's a fine motobike
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A girl could feel special on any such like"
Says James, to Red Molly,
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"My hat's off to you
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It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952
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And I've seen you at the corners
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and cafés it seems
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Red hair and black leather,
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my favourite colour scheme"
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And he pulled her on behind
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And down to Box Hill they did ride

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

Interlude 1

Then I give you my Vincent to

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Verse 3
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"Come down, come down, Red Molly,"
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called Sergeant McRae
"For they've taken young James Adie
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for armed robbery
Shotgun blast hit his chest,
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left nothing inside
Oh, come down,
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Red Molly to his dying bedside"
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When she came to the hospital,
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there wasn't much left
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He was running out of road,
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he was running out of breath
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But he smiled to see her cry
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And said "I give you my Vincent to ride"

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

Outro 1

And he gave her his Vincent to

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