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Harley by Kathy Mattea
Harley
Tuning: E A D G B E
INTRO: C G C G
VERSE:
C G C F
There was a motorcycle mama and her man
Fm C G Am G
With a wind-burnt tan and a Harley
C G C7 F
Roarin' through Bakersfield when her water broke
Dm G D G
They pulled into a hospital and for a little joke
F Em Dm G
They named him Harley
Am
They bought a sidecar
Em D Dm7 G
And a small bandanna band
F Em Dm G C Em C G
And they loved their Harley
VERSE:
C G
Slidin' sideways, up the coast
C F
Cruisin' highway one
Fm C
The sidecar came undone
G Am G G7
No one noticed
C G
Thrashing through a golden meadow
C F
It came to rest right where
Dm
A farmer's wife cried
G Dm7 G
"Jesus Christ has answered all our prayers"
F Em Dm C G7
And they named him Harley
Am Em
Because of a tattoo
D Dm7 G Em
That claimed his name was tru-ue
F Em Dm G C
And they loved their Harley
BREAK:
F Em
He was raised upon a farm, cradled in the arms
Dm C
Of Beulah and Barney
F Em
But then at a restless age they unlocked his cage
Dm Em7
And he became a carney
G7 G G F# G
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B ---------------9-8-7--8-
G ------------------------
D ------------------------
A ------------------------
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VERSE:
C G C F
There was a motorcycle daredevil deluxe
Fm C G Am G
Jumping fifty trucks at the fairgrounds
C G C7 F
A middle aged hippie couple way up in the stands
Dm G
Heard the crowd chanting 'loud,
Dm7 G
The name of this young man
F Em Dm Am G7
And they called him Harley
Am Em
And that hippie couple smiled
Dm Dm7 G
Could this be their long lost child?
F A D7 G Em7
And So they met Harley
Am Em
Convinced him of the news
E A7
When they compared tattoos
Dm Em F F# G Am Bbm G C G C G C G C
And th-ey loved their Har-ar-ley
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