Dead Mans Curve

Intro Riff (played with a 12 strings guitar...) (play it 3 times, the last time, play in background) |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |--4-------4-------|--4-------4--7---| |-------4-----4----|-------4---------| |------------------|-----------------| Verse 1: I was cruising' in my Stingray late one night, When an XKE pulled up on the right He rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag, And challenged me then and there to a drag I said "You're on buddy -- my mill's running fine, Let's come off the line now at Sunset and Vine But I'll go you one better, if you've got the nerve, Let's race all the way -- to Dead Man's Curve" Chorus: Dead man's curve Dead man's curve End of Chorus: "Won't come back from dead man's curve" (for the rhythm, follow the lyrics...) |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6-----------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6-----------------| |--4--4--5--5--2-2--4(let it ring)----| |-------------------------------------| Bass Riff: (to return to verse) |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--4--4--2--2--1--1--------| |--------------------4--4--| Verse 2: The street was deserted late Friday night; We were buggin' each other while we sat out the light We both popped the clutch when the light turned green, You shoulda heard the whine from my screaming' machine! I flew past La Brea, Schwab's and Crescent Heights, And all the Jag could see were my six taillights He passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve, But I pulled her out and there we were - at Dead Man's Curve Riff Before Interlude: |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--2-------2-----2(let it ring)--| |-------2-----2------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Interlude (Spoken part) (HOLD all the chords): "Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right" "Won't come back from dead man's curve" |----------------------|--------------|-------------------| |----------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6--6--6--6--|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6--6--6--6--|-------------------| |--4--4--5--5--2-2--4--|--4--4--4--4--|--4-4-2-2-1-1------| |----------------------|--------------|--------------4-4--| Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve. "Won't come back from dead man's curve" |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-------------------| |--4--4--5--5--2-2--4--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4-4-2-2-1-1------| |----------------------|-------------------|--------------4-4--|