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[Verse 1]
CI wore a black leather jacket way back in Ghigh school
And Cman, lookin back at these pictures of us, we were Gso cool
You were Emso hot in your pink lipstick
DPainted on the end of a lit cigarette
And I Cloved you girl, yeah, I Dloved you girl
[Chorus]
And if I Gput it back on, I'm sixteen sittin Cnext to you
GDown by the river you got the shivers, so I Cput it around you
Were Emcountin down the memories in the Dmoonlight and red wine, vinyl Cstatic
Three Empolaroids, two yCoung hearts, and one Creal cool, black, leather jacket
[Break]
C G
[Verse 2]
A little Ctattered and torn, it still keeps me warm on a GFriday night
CBandana patch from kickin some ass in a Gfrat boy fight
You Emwore it in the stands at the football games
Some Dink beneath the sleeve, I still wear your name
And I Cloved you girl, yeah, I still Dlove you girl
[Chorus]
And if I Gput it back on, I'm sixteen sittin Cnext to you
GDown by the river you got the shivers, so I Cput it around you
Were Emcountin down the memories in the Dmoonlight and red wine, vinyl Cstatic
Three Cpolaroids, two young hearts, and one real cool, black, leather Gjacket
[Break]
C G C G
[Bridge]
I know Emyou grew up, I grew up, too
DYou got two kids, hell, I got two kids, too
CThank God they look like you
[Chorus]
And every night I Gput it back on, I'm sixteen sittin Cnext to you
GDown by the river you got the shivers, so I Cput it around you
Were Emmakin' them memories in the moonlDight and red wine, vinyl statiCc
Three Cwords, two rings, and one real cool, black, Dleather jGacket
[Break]
C[OGutCroG]C  G  
CWell, there's nothing in the world makes me feel more alive
When its Gjust you and me and the moon is high
I Cslip into the sleeves and with your hand in mine
I go Gback to the night when I fell into your eyes
CTwo kids just fallin in love
And Ghere we are right now, good heavens above
Its Conly gettin better, baby
Its Gonly getting better, baby
I Cjust love that black, leather Gjacket
[Outro]
C G C G

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Black Leather Jacket

by Keith Urban

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[Verse 1]

C G

I wore a black leather jacket way back in high school

C G

And man, lookin back at these pictures of us, we were so cool

You were so hot in your pink lipstick

Painted on the end of a lit cigarette

C D

And I loved you girl, yeah, I loved you girl

[Chorus]

G C

And if I put it back on, I'm sixteen sittin next to you

G C

Down by the river you got the shivers, so I put it around you

Em D C

Were countin down the memories in the moonlight and red wine, vinyl static

Em C C

Three polaroids, two young hearts, and one real cool, black, leather jacket

[Break]

C G

[Verse 2]

C G

A little tattered and torn, it still keeps me warm on a Friday night

C G

Bandana patch from kickin some ass in a frat boy fight

You wore it in the stands at the football games

Some ink beneath the sleeve, I still wear your name

C D

And I loved you girl, yeah, I still love you girl

[Chorus]

G C

And if I put it back on, I'm sixteen sittin next to you

G C

Down by the river you got the shivers, so I put it around you

Em D C

Were countin down the memories in the moonlight and red wine, vinyl static

C G

Three polaroids, two young hearts, and one real cool, black, leather jacket

[Break]

C G C G

[Bridge]

I know you grew up, I grew up, too

You got two kids, hell, I got two kids, too

Thank God they look like you

[Chorus]

G C

And every night I put it back on, I'm sixteen sittin next to you

G C

Down by the river you got the shivers, so I put it around you

Em D C

Were makin' them memories in the moonlight and red wine, vinyl static

C D G

Three words, two rings, and one real cool, black, leather jacket

[Break]

C G C G C G

[Outro]

Well, there's nothing in the world makes me feel more alive

When its just you and me and the moon is high

I slip into the sleeves and with your hand in mine

I go back to the night when I fell into your eyes

Two kids just fallin in love

And here we are right now, good heavens above

Its only gettin better, baby

Its only getting better, baby

C G

I just love that black, leather jacket

[Outro]

C G C G

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