52 vincent black lightning chords by Robert Earl Keen

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Verse 1
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Red Money
Send red money to James
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That's a fine motorbike
A girl could feel special
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on any such light
Said James to Red Muddy,
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my hat's off to you
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That's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952
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And I've seen you at corners
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and cafes it seems
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Red hair and black leather,
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my favorite color scheme
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And he put her on behind
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And down to Buck's Hill they did ride
Said James, two red mallets,
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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
since I was seventeen
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I've robbed many a man
to get my Vincent machine
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Now I'm 21 years old
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but I'm age 22
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Don't mind dying but for the love of you
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Am 
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And if age break my stride
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Then I'll give you my Vincent to ride
Come down, come down, Red Molly,
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said Sergeant McRae
For they've taken young James
Eighty for round robbery
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Shotgun blast to the chest,
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left nothing inside
Oh, come down, Red Molly,
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to his dying bedside
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When she got 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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Said, I'll give you my Vincent to drive
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Said, James, in my opinion,
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there's nothing in this world
It's fifty -two Benson
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and a red -headed girl
The nuns and minions
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and grievances won't do
They don't have a soul
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like a Benson fifty -two
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And he reached for a hand
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and he slipped her the keys
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Said, I've got no further use of these
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I see angels on aerials
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in leather and chrome
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Swoopin' down from
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heaven to carry me home
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And he gave her one last kiss and died
And he gave her his Vincent
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to ride
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You