Intro Riff (played with a 12 strings guitar...) (play it 3 times, the last time, play F# in background) |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |--4-------4-------|--4-------4--7---| |-------4-----4----|-------4---------| |------------------|-----------------| Verse 1: F# I was cruising' in my Stingray late one night, B When an XKE pulled up on the right F# He rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag, C# And challenged me then and there to a drag F# I said "You're on buddy -- my mill's running fine, B Let's come off the line now at Sunset and Vine F# But I'll go you one better, if you've got the nerve, G#m C# F# Let's race all the way -- to Dead Man's Curve" Chorus: D#m Dead man's curve B Dead man's curve End of Chorus: "Won't come back from dead man's curve" (for the rhythm, follow the lyrics...) |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6-----------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6-----------------| |--4--4--5--5--2-2--4(let it ring)----| |-------------------------------------| Bass Riff: (to return to verse) |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--4--4--2--2--1--1--------| |--------------------4--4--| Verse 2: F# The street was deserted late Friday night; B We were buggin' each other while we sat out the light F# We both popped the clutch when the light turned green, C# You shoulda heard the whine from my screaming' machine! F# I flew past La Brea, Schwab's and Crescent Heights, B And all the Jag could see were my six taillights F# He passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve, G#m C# F# But I pulled her out and there we were - at Dead Man's Curve Riff Before Interlude: |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--2-------2-----2(let it ring)--| |-------2-----2------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Interlude (Spoken part) (HOLD all the chords): D "Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve Bm And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve G I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, C I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right" "Won't come back from dead man's curve" |----------------------|--------------|-------------------| |----------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6--6--6--6--|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6--6--6--6--|-------------------| |--4--4--5--5--2-2--4--|--4--4--4--4--|--4-4-2-2-1-1------| |----------------------|--------------|--------------4-4--| F# Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve, D#m Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve, B Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve. "Won't come back from dead man's curve" |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-------------------| |--6--6--7--7--4-4--6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-------------------| |--4--4--5--5--2-2--4--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4-4-2-2-1-1------| |----------------------|-------------------|--------------4-4--|