Bikeriders
by Lucero

G
Kathy met a girlfriend at a place over on grand.
    F#
she swore if she got out alive she'd not go back again.
    Em
the fellas didnt know her and they scared her half to death.
D
hand prints on her jeans, she woulda just got up and left.

    C
but thats when she saw benny standing over by the bar.
    B
she sat back down and waited til he came over to talk.
A
later on that night she was walking out the door.
G
Benny starting up his bike the boys came out for more.
F#, E, D, C
Uh huh / oh oh oh


     G
they picked her up and put her on the back of Benny's bike.
    F#
now Kathy's been with benny bauer ever since that night.
      Em
she's tried to leave him many times but cant quite get away.
      D
she's seen more jails and courts and lawyers than she'd like to say.
    C
but Benny's always been a fighter thatll never change.
B
Kathy takes him home and heals him up all the same.
     A
he'd made it from the clubroom all the way out to the street.
      G
they'd beat him with the barstools but he made it on his feet.
F#, E, D, C
Uh huh / oh oh oh

G       F#             Em
Kathy's running to her boy,
          D                C
picks him up and takes him home,
G       F#           Em
Benny's crying Kathy please
    D               C
I'm sorry don't you know
                    A
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
    F#
the women with their hair done up they make it very clear
Em
which one of the fellas is all theirs and cant be touched
    D
but that dont mean the motorcycle riders just give up
   C
on talking to the pretty ladies every one they can
B
never seen the trouble caused all by just one dance
A
if Benny dont get himself shot tonight he'll wish he did
        G
when he gets home
F#, E, D, C
Uh huh / oh oh oh

    G
now Kathy's dating benny and he keeps her by his side
F#
Kathy's still the cutest girl these boys'll ever find
Em
riders line up BSAs out on the scramblers track
D
Levis jeans and leather jackets numbers on their backs
    C
and Benny's bike's too big big to race in the two-fifty class
     B
they make him start way up the hill out by the railroad tracks
  A
tomorrow theyll all ride across the Illinois state line to the G
motorcycle blessing at the St. Christopher shrine
F#, E, D, C
Uh huh / oh oh oh

G       F#              Em
Kathy's walking out the door
        D         C
leaving Benny all alone
G       F#           Em
Benny's crying Kathy please
D              C
baby don't you go
               A
baby don't you go
               C
baby don't you go

G            F#           Em
Kathy do you mean it this time
     G                F#            Em
just leave him in the middle of the night
    A
his wallet's on your table, his boots are on your floor
    D
the car's parked right outside your back door

     G          F#            Em 
just leave him asleep in your bed
          A         
and youre halfway to chicago
D                 G
before goodbye is said