Speedway Hero chords by Billy Bragg

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) Take her little fingers
A 
And  (A major) put them to your face
G 
D 
 (G major) And don't forget she said  (D major) 
You're looking good
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 2
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
And don't forget the next time
A 
That  (A major) you get into a race
G 
Be (G major) neath it all
D 
You're only  (D major) flesh and blood
A 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 

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Verse 3

So fill her up and pick her up

And ride into the breeze

You're taking all the corners

That were at the 35 degrees

Verse 4
D 
It's so  (D major) hard to face up to
A 
It's not in  (A major) no highway code
G 
A 
 (G major) Another speedway hero's  (A major) 
coming home
D 
G 
 (D major)  (G major) 

Verse 5
D 
She's young  (D major) and dressed in leather
A 
And you met  (A major) her at a dance
G 
And you can (G major) 't make out
D 
That strange  (D major) look in her eyes
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) 
D 
But  (D major) don't waste your time
in talking
A 
Or waiting  (A major) for the day
G 
D 
Because  (G major) biker girls only want  (D major) 
To see you die
A 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 7
G 
So  (G major) take them, wear their sorrow
D 
A 
Like a badge  (D major) to all the world  (A major) 
G 
A 
Have pity  (G major) on this little teenage  (A major) 
Heartbroken girl

Verse 8
D 
It's so hard  (D major) to face up to
A 
It ain't in  (A major) no highway code
G 
A 
An (G major) other speedway  (A major) hero's
coming home
D 
G 
 (D major)  (G major) 

Verse 9

Speedway

Interlude 1

Verse 10

Keep one eye on the speedo

And one hand on the bottle

Keep one eye on the lady

And one hand on the throttle

Verse 11
D 
It's so  (D major) hard to face up to
A 
But it's  (A major) harder in the dirt
G 
A 
And  (G major) even speedway her (A major) 
D 
G 
oes are getting hurt  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
Even speedway her (A major) oes
D 
G 
are getting hurt  (D major)  (G major) 
A 
Even speedway her (A major) oes are getting hurt
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 