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Bhe rode a 1949 vincent rapide down wild duck lane at break neck speed
Gthe lane that follows the tracks Ahe could move real fast Bhe liked to race the steam train
Babout a mile down the road was a place to cross by the old ash tree and the signal box
Gengine drivers knew him thought Ahe his mad on the vincent 100B0 they thought all leather clad
Bthat night he didn'Gt make it
he didn't time it right
they found his mangled body in the old ash tree
Dphantom Arider on F#black lightning  x3
B (2 bars)
Bon moonlit nights about half past twelve you can hear the bike screaming like the hounds of hell
Gforever playing his Afavourite the game Bgot to get to the crossing got to beat the train
[SOLO] 
over half verse
Bthat night he didn'Gt make it
he didn't time it right
they found his mangled body in the old ash tree
Dphantom Arider on F#black lightning  x3
[QUIET VERSE]
B
G      A      B
Bone night in 1994 there was a young train driver never worked there before
Gsaw the ghostly spectre and Aapplied the brakes manBaged to stop before the crossing gates
ALL IN:
Bfurther down the line was a runaway freight if he hadn't stopped it would have been too late
Gwhen he got home he Atold his wife thats Bone hells angel that saved my life
Dphantom Arider on F#black lightning  x3
[OUTRO]
B"ghost rider on black lightning"   repeat lots to end

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Black Lightning

by Cyanide Pills

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he rode a 1949 vincent rapide down wild duck lane at break neck speed

G A B

the lane that follows the tracks he could move real fast he liked to race the steam train

about a mile down the road was a place to cross by the old ash tree and the signal box

G A B

engine drivers knew him thought he his mad on the vincent 1000 they thought all leather clad

B G

that night he didn't make it

he didn't time it right

they found his mangled body in the old ash tree

D A F#

phantom rider on black lightning x3

B (2 bars)

on moonlit nights about half past twelve you can hear the bike screaming like the hounds of hell

G A B

forever playing his favourite the game got to get to the crossing got to beat the train

[SOLO]

over half verse

B G

that night he didn't make it

he didn't time it right

they found his mangled body in the old ash tree

D A F#

phantom rider on black lightning x3

[QUIET VERSE]

G A B

one night in 1994 there was a young train driver never worked there before

G A B

saw the ghostly spectre and applied the brakes managed to stop before the crossing gates

ALL IN:

further down the line was a runaway freight if he hadn't stopped it would have been too late

G A B

when he got home he told his wife thats one hells angel that saved my life

D A F#

phantom rider on black lightning x3

[OUTRO]

"ghost rider on black lightning" repeat lots to end

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