G (320033) G/F# (2x0033) 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 didn’t 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 that’ll 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 can’t be touched D Doesn’t 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 don’t 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 they’ll 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 you’re 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. |-----------------|------------| |-----------------|------------| |-------0-4-5-5s7-|(7x?)-9-7-5-| |-0-2s4-----------|------------| |-----------------|------------| |-----------------|------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-4-5-4s2s4---4-5-4s2s4-|-s7-(7x?)-9-7-5-| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------------|----------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-4-5--4-5--4-5--4---|-4----4----4----4---| |------------------5-|---5----5----5----5-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| --------------------|---------------|----------------| --------------------|---------------|----------------| -4-5s7-(7x?)-7s9-7s5|-4-5-4s2s4-4-5-|-4---4---4---4--| --------------------|---------------|---5---5---5--5-| --------------------|---------------|----------------| --------------------|---------------|----------------|
