1952 Vincent Black Lightning easy guitar chords by
Richard Thompson

1991•Folk•

Intro 1

G

G

G

G

G

Verse 1

G

Says Red Molly, to James,

C

"Well that's a fine motobike

G

A girl could feel special on any such like"

Says James, to Red Molly,

C

"My hat's off to you

G

It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952

D

And I've seen you at the corners

C

G

and cafés it seems

D

Red hair and black leather,

C

G

my favourite colour scheme"

Am

C

And he pulled her on behind

G

And down to Box Hill they did ride

Verse 2

G

Says James to Red Molly,

C

"Here's a ring for your right hand

But I'll tell you in earnest

G

I'm a dangerous man

For I've fought with the law

C

since I was seventeen

I robbed many a man

G

to get my Vincent machine

D

Now I'm twenty-one years,

C

G

I might make twenty-two

D

And I don't mind dying,

C

G

but for the love of you

Am

C

And if fate should break my stride

Interlude 1

Then I give you my Vincent to

G

G

G

C

C

G

G

(ride)

C

C

G

G

G

Verse 3

G

"Come down, come down, Red Molly,"

C

called Sergeant McRae

"For they've taken young James Adie

G

for armed robbery

Shotgun blast hit his chest,

C

left nothing inside

Oh, come down,

G

Red Molly to his dying bedside"

D

When she came to the hospital,

C

G

there wasn't much left

D

He was running out of road,

C

G

he was running out of breath

Am

C

But he smiled to see her cry

G

And said "I give you my Vincent to ride"

Verse 4

G

Says James, "In my opinion,

C

there's nothing in this world

G

Beats a '52 Vincent and a red-headed girl

Now Nortons and Indians

C

and Greeveses won't do

G

They don't have a soul like a Vincent '52"

D

He reached for her hand

C

G

and he slipped her the keys

D

C

G

He said "I've got no further use for these

D

C

G

I see angels on Ariels in leather and chrome

D

Swooping down from heaven

C

G

to carry me home"

Am

C

And he gave her one last kiss and died

Outro 1

And he gave her his Vincent to

G

G

G

G

C

G

(ride)

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