Chords for Black Denim Trousers Vaughn Monroe 1955
Tempo:
140.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
F
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[F]
[Am]
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror of Highway 101.
[F]
Well, he never washed his face [E] and he never combed his hair.
He had axle grease embedded [A] underneath.
[Am] On the muscle of his arm was [Dm] a red tattoo, [E] a picture of a heart [A] saying, Mother, I love [Am] you.
He had a pretty girl by [E] the name of Mary [Bm] Lou, but he treated her just like [A] he treated all the rest.
[Ab] And everybody pitied her [D] and everybody knew [E] he loved that dog on [Ab] motorcycle [F] best.
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with [F] an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle [E] that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror [Am] of [E] Highway 101.
[F]
[Am] Mary Lou, her girl, she pleaded [E] as she begged him not to leave.
[Bm] She said, I've got a feeling if [Am] you ride tonight, old bitch.
But her tears were shed in vain [Dm] and her every word was lost [E] in the rumble of his engine [Am] and the smoke from his exhaust.
He took off like the devil, there [E] was fire in his eyes.
He said, I'll go a thousand [A] miles before the smoke can [Am] rise.
But he hit a screaming diesel that [Dm] was California bound.
[E] And when they cleared the wreckage, all [F] they found [A] was his black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket [C] with an eagle on the back.
[A] But they couldn't find the sickle that took off like a gun and they never found the terror of [Am] Highway 101.
[F] [A]
[F]
[F]
[Am]
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror of Highway 101.
[F]
Well, he never washed his face [E] and he never combed his hair.
He had axle grease embedded [A] underneath.
[Am] On the muscle of his arm was [Dm] a red tattoo, [E] a picture of a heart [A] saying, Mother, I love [Am] you.
He had a pretty girl by [E] the name of Mary [Bm] Lou, but he treated her just like [A] he treated all the rest.
[Ab] And everybody pitied her [D] and everybody knew [E] he loved that dog on [Ab] motorcycle [F] best.
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with [F] an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle [E] that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror [Am] of [E] Highway 101.
[F]
[Am] Mary Lou, her girl, she pleaded [E] as she begged him not to leave.
[Bm] She said, I've got a feeling if [Am] you ride tonight, old bitch.
But her tears were shed in vain [Dm] and her every word was lost [E] in the rumble of his engine [Am] and the smoke from his exhaust.
He took off like the devil, there [E] was fire in his eyes.
He said, I'll go a thousand [A] miles before the smoke can [Am] rise.
But he hit a screaming diesel that [Dm] was California bound.
[E] And when they cleared the wreckage, all [F] they found [A] was his black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket [C] with an eagle on the back.
[A] But they couldn't find the sickle that took off like a gun and they never found the terror of [Am] Highway 101.
[F] [A]
[F]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror of Highway 101.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, he never washed his face [E] and he never combed his hair.
He had axle grease embedded [A] underneath. _
[Am] On the muscle of his arm was [Dm] a red tattoo, [E] a picture of a heart [A] saying, Mother, I love [Am] you.
He had a pretty girl by [E] the name of Mary [Bm] Lou, but he treated her just like [A] he treated all the rest.
[Ab] And everybody pitied her [D] and everybody knew [E] he loved that dog on [Ab] motorcycle [F] best.
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with [F] an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle [E] that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror [Am] of [E] Highway 101.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mary Lou, her girl, she pleaded [E] as she begged him not to leave.
[Bm] She said, I've got a feeling if [Am] you ride tonight, old bitch.
But her tears were shed in vain [Dm] and her every word was lost [E] in the rumble of his engine [Am] and the smoke from his exhaust.
He took off like the devil, there [E] was fire in his eyes.
He said, I'll go a thousand [A] miles before the smoke can [Am] rise.
But he hit a screaming diesel that [Dm] was California bound.
[E] And when they cleared the wreckage, all [F] they found _ [A] was his black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket [C] with an eagle on the back.
[A] But they couldn't find the sickle that took off like a gun and they never found the terror of [Am] Highway _ 101.
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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror of Highway 101.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, he never washed his face [E] and he never combed his hair.
He had axle grease embedded [A] underneath. _
[Am] On the muscle of his arm was [Dm] a red tattoo, [E] a picture of a heart [A] saying, Mother, I love [Am] you.
He had a pretty girl by [E] the name of Mary [Bm] Lou, but he treated her just like [A] he treated all the rest.
[Ab] And everybody pitied her [D] and everybody knew [E] he loved that dog on [Ab] motorcycle [F] best.
He wore black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket with [F] an eagle on the back.
He had a hot tub sickle [E] that took off like a gun.
That fool was the terror [Am] of [E] Highway 101.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Mary Lou, her girl, she pleaded [E] as she begged him not to leave.
[Bm] She said, I've got a feeling if [Am] you ride tonight, old bitch.
But her tears were shed in vain [Dm] and her every word was lost [E] in the rumble of his engine [Am] and the smoke from his exhaust.
He took off like the devil, there [E] was fire in his eyes.
He said, I'll go a thousand [A] miles before the smoke can [Am] rise.
But he hit a screaming diesel that [Dm] was California bound.
[E] And when they cleared the wreckage, all [F] they found _ [A] was his black denim trousers [E] and motorcycle boots and a black leather jacket [C] with an eagle on the back.
[A] But they couldn't find the sickle that took off like a gun and they never found the terror of [Am] Highway _ 101.
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