Chords for Del McCoury Band's "Vincent Black Lightning" from BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND
Tempo:
113.95 bpm
Chords used:
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G
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C]
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Send Red Molly to Jane, that's a [F] fine motorbike.
special on any [C] such flight.
Send Jane to Red Molly, my hat's [F] off to you.
Black Lightning [C] 1952.
[G] And I've seen you at the corners [F] and [C] cafes it seems.
[F]
[C]
Send Red Molly to Jane, that's a [F] fine motorbike.
special on any [C] such flight.
Send Jane to Red Molly, my hat's [F] off to you.
Black Lightning [C] 1952.
[G] And I've seen you at the corners [F] and [C] cafes it seems.
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Send Red Molly to Jane, _ that's a [F] fine motorbike.
_ _ A girl could feel special on any [C] such flight. _ _ _
_ _ Send Jane to Red Molly, _ my hat's [F] off to you.
_ It's a Vincent Black Lightning _ _ [C] 1952. _
[G] And I've seen you at the corners [F] and [C] cafes it seems.
[G] Red hair and black leather, [F] my favorite [C] color scheme.
_ [Dm] And ain't _ [F] gonna_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And down to Knoxville they [C] did ride. _
_ _ _ _ _ Now I have to tell ya, I changed that line in that song. _ _
_ _ _ _ I forget what was in it before, it was a town in England. _ _ _ _
_ Knoxville, Ron said, you remember that town?
Somewhere in England, I'd never been there. _ _ _ _
Now where were we at in this song anyway? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Send Jane to Red Molly, _ _ my hat's [F] off to you.
_ It's a Vincent Black Lightning _ _ [C]
1952.
_ And [G] I've seen you at the corners and [F] [C] cafes it seems.
[G] Red hair and black leather, [F] my favorite [C] color scheme.
_ [F] And he _ pulled her on by the hand. _ _ _ _
And down to _ Knoxville [C] they did ride.
_ _ _ _ _ Now I gotta get another line for this song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Send Jane to Red Molly, _ here's a ring for your [F] right hand.
But I'll tell you in earnest, I'm an anxious [C]
man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ Since I [F] was seventeen, _ I robbed many a man to get [G] my Vincent [C] machine.
_ _ [G] Now I'm twenty-one [F] years to my big [C] twenty-two.
And [G] I don't mind dying [F] for the [C] love of you.
_ [Gm] And [Dm] if they treat me best [F] right, _ _ _
_ Then I'll give you my Vincent _ [C] to ride on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come down, come down, Red Molly.
_ Called [F] Sergeant McCray. _
But they've taken young James Eighty for armed [C]
robbery.
_ _ _ _ _ Shots [Cm] and blasts, he said, _ left [F] nothing inside.
_ Come down, Red Molly, tell your dying [C] _ bedside.
[G] She came to the hospital, there [F] [C] wasn't much left.
[G] He was running out of [F] rope, he was running out [C] of breath. _
[Gm] But he smiled, [F] she cried. _
_ _ _ He said, I'll give you my Vincent _ [C] to ride. _
_ _ _ _ Said, James, in my opinion, there's nothing [F] in this world
beats a fifty-two [Dm] Vincent and a [C] red-headed girl.
_ Now Norton's and Indian's and Grieve's [F] is haunted.
_ _ They don't have a soul like a Vincent [C] fifty-two. _
[G] And he reached for her [F] hand and he slipped [C] her the keys.
[G] Said, I don't have any [F] further use [C] for [G] these.
I see angels on aerials [F] in [C] leather and chrome.
[G] Drooping down from heaven [F] to carry [C] me _ home. _ _ _ _
And [Dm] he gave her one last kiss [F] and died. _
_ _ _ _ And he gave her _ _ _ _ _ his Vincent [C] to ride. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Send Red Molly to Jane, _ that's a [F] fine motorbike.
_ _ A girl could feel special on any [C] such flight. _ _ _
_ _ Send Jane to Red Molly, _ my hat's [F] off to you.
_ It's a Vincent Black Lightning _ _ [C] 1952. _
[G] And I've seen you at the corners [F] and [C] cafes it seems.
[G] Red hair and black leather, [F] my favorite [C] color scheme.
_ [Dm] And ain't _ [F] gonna_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And down to Knoxville they [C] did ride. _
_ _ _ _ _ Now I have to tell ya, I changed that line in that song. _ _
_ _ _ _ I forget what was in it before, it was a town in England. _ _ _ _
_ Knoxville, Ron said, you remember that town?
Somewhere in England, I'd never been there. _ _ _ _
Now where were we at in this song anyway? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Send Jane to Red Molly, _ _ my hat's [F] off to you.
_ It's a Vincent Black Lightning _ _ [C]
1952.
_ And [G] I've seen you at the corners and [F] [C] cafes it seems.
[G] Red hair and black leather, [F] my favorite [C] color scheme.
_ [F] And he _ pulled her on by the hand. _ _ _ _
And down to _ Knoxville [C] they did ride.
_ _ _ _ _ Now I gotta get another line for this song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Send Jane to Red Molly, _ here's a ring for your [F] right hand.
But I'll tell you in earnest, I'm an anxious [C]
man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ Since I [F] was seventeen, _ I robbed many a man to get [G] my Vincent [C] machine.
_ _ [G] Now I'm twenty-one [F] years to my big [C] twenty-two.
And [G] I don't mind dying [F] for the [C] love of you.
_ [Gm] And [Dm] if they treat me best [F] right, _ _ _
_ Then I'll give you my Vincent _ [C] to ride on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come down, come down, Red Molly.
_ Called [F] Sergeant McCray. _
But they've taken young James Eighty for armed [C]
robbery.
_ _ _ _ _ Shots [Cm] and blasts, he said, _ left [F] nothing inside.
_ Come down, Red Molly, tell your dying [C] _ bedside.
[G] She came to the hospital, there [F] [C] wasn't much left.
[G] He was running out of [F] rope, he was running out [C] of breath. _
[Gm] But he smiled, [F] she cried. _
_ _ _ He said, I'll give you my Vincent _ [C] to ride. _
_ _ _ _ Said, James, in my opinion, there's nothing [F] in this world
beats a fifty-two [Dm] Vincent and a [C] red-headed girl.
_ Now Norton's and Indian's and Grieve's [F] is haunted.
_ _ They don't have a soul like a Vincent [C] fifty-two. _
[G] And he reached for her [F] hand and he slipped [C] her the keys.
[G] Said, I don't have any [F] further use [C] for [G] these.
I see angels on aerials [F] in [C] leather and chrome.
[G] Drooping down from heaven [F] to carry [C] me _ home. _ _ _ _
And [Dm] he gave her one last kiss [F] and died. _
_ _ _ _ And he gave her _ _ _ _ _ his Vincent [C] to ride. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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