Lucero - Bikeriders

G ( 320033 )
G/F# ( 2×0033 )
Em7 ( 022030 )
D ( xx0230 )
Cadd9 ( x32030 )
Asus ( x02230 )

G
kathy met a girlfriend at a place over on grand
G/F#
swore if she got out alive she’d not go back again
Em7
fellas didnt know her and they scared her half to death
D
hand prints on her jeans she woulda just got up and left
Cadd9
thats when she saw benny standing over by the bar
G
sat back down and waited til he came over to talk
Asus
later on that night she was walking out the door
G
benny started up his bike the boys came out for more

G/F# Em7 D Cadd9
uh huh / oh oh oh

G
they picked her up and put her on the back of benny’s bike
G/F#
now kathy’s been with benny bauer ever since that night
Em7
tried to leave him many times but cant quite get away
D
seen more jails and courts and lawyers than she’d like to say
Cadd9
but benny’s always been a fighter thatll never change
G
kathy takes him home and heals him up all the same
Asus
he made it from the clubroom all the way out to the street
G
they beat him with the barstools but he made it on his feet

G/F# Em7 D Cadd9
uh huh / oh oh oh

g_______g/F#___________em7___________d________________Cadd9
kathy’s running to her boy picks him up and takes him home
g_______g/F#_________em7________d_______________Cadd9
benny’s crying kathy please i’m sorry don’t you know

____________________asus
i’m sorry don’t you know
____________________d
i’m sorry don’t you know

G
at a bar they call the stoplight the fellas drink their beer
G/F#
women with their hair done up they make it very clear
Em7
which one of the fellas is all theirs and cant be touched
D
doesnt mean the motorcycle riders just give up
Cadd9
on talking to the pretty ladies every one they can
G
never seen the trouble caused all by just one dance
Asus
if benny dont get himself shot tonight he’ll wish he did
________g
when he gets home

G/F# Em7 D Cadd9
uh huh / oh oh oh

G
now kathy’s dating benny and he keeps her by his side
G/F#
kathy’s still the cutest girl these boys’ll ever find
Em7
riders line up bsas out on the scramblers track
D
levis jeans and leather jackets numbers on their backs
Cadd9
benny’s bike’s too big to race in the two fifty class
G
they make him start way up the hill out by the railroad tracks
Asus
tomorrow theyll all ride across the illinois state line
G
to the motorcycle blessing at the st christopher shrine

G/F# Em7 D Cadd9
uh huh / oh oh oh

g_______g/F#____________em7__________d_________Cadd9
kathy’s walking out the door leaving benny all alone
g_______g/F#_________em7____d______________Cadd9
benny’s crying kathy please baby don’t you go
_______________asus
baby don’t you go
_______________Cadd9
baby don’t you go

g____________g/F#_________em7
kathy do you mean it this time
g________________g/F#__________em7
leave him in the middle of the night
____asus
his wallet’s on your table his boots are on your floor
_____d
the car’s parked right outside your back door

_____g_________g/F#___________em7
just leave him asleep in your bed
___________asus
and youre halfway to chicago
d_________________g
before goodbye is said

G/F# Em7 D Cadd9 Asus G

brian’s lead :

as soon as the fast parts of each verse start , brian starts playing single notes that
follow ben’s chords .
he goes down the D string from G ( 5 ) to F# ( 4 ) to E ( 2 ) to D ( open ) . when he get to D
( around “than she’d like to say” ) he starts playing this lead and it lasts about 30 seconds .
pan right to hear it clearly . i didn’t bother to count the rapidly repeated D notes , but
you’ll be able to tell when you’re playing it .
the whole thing repeats again in the second half of the song , and if it changes at all ,
the differnces are small .

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