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Dead Mans Curve

Jan And Dean
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 3x
 I was cruisin'  in my Stingray late one night,
 when an XKE  pulled up on the right.
 And rolled  down the window of his shiny new Jag,
 and challenged  me then and there to a drag.
 I said,  "you're on, buddy, my mill's runnin' fine,
 let's come  off the line, now, at Sunset and Vine.
 But I'll go  you one better if you've got the nerve.
 Let's race  all the way,
 to Dead Man's
Dead  Man's Curve, it's no place to play
Dead  Man's Curve, you must keep away
Dead  Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say:
 "Won't come back  from Dead  Man's Curve"
 The street  was deserted late Friday night,
 we were buggin'  each other while we sat out the light.
 We both  popped the clutch when the light turned green,
 you shoulda  heard the whine from my screamin' machine.
 I flew  past LaBrea, Schwab's, and Crescent Heights,
 and all  the Jag could see were my six tail lights.
 He passed  me at Doheny then I started to swerve,
 but I pulled  her out and there we were,
 at Dead  Man's
Dead  Man's Curve, it's no place to play
Dead  Man's Curve, you must keep away
 Well - the last  thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve.
 And then  I saw the Jag slide into the curve.
 I know  I'll never forget that horrible sight.
 I guess  I found out for myself that everyone was right.
 "Won't come back  from Dead  Man's Curve"
Dead  Man's Curve, it's no place to play
Dead  Man's Curve, you must keep away
Dead  Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say:
 "Won't come back  from Dead  Man's Curve"  3x

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Readable chord sheet for Dead Mans Curve by Jan And Dean

[E] 3x

I was [E]cruisin' in my Stingray late one night,
when an [A]XKE pulled up on the right.
And [E]rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag,
and [F#m]challenged me then and there to a drag.
I [E]said, "you're on, buddy, my mill's runnin' fine,
let's [A]come off the line, now, at Sunset and Vine.
But I'll [E]go you one better if you've got the nerve.
Let's [F#m]race all the way, [A]

to Dead Man's

[E]Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play
[C#m]Dead Man's Curve, you must keep away
[A]Dead Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say:
"[E7]Won't [E]come [C]back from [Am]Dead Man's [E7]Curve"

The [E]street was deserted late Friday night,
we were [A]buggin' each other while we sat out the light.
We [E]both popped the clutch when the light turned green,
you [F#m]shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine.
I [E]flew past LaBrea, Schwab's, and Crescent Heights,
and [A]all the Jag could see were my six tail lights.
He [E]passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve,
but I [F#m]pulled her out and there we were,
at [A]Dead Man's

[E]Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play
[G]Dead Man's Curve, you must keep away

Well - the [C]last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve.
And [Am]then I saw the Jag slide into the curve.
I [F]know I'll never forget that horrible sight.
I [Bb]guess I found out for myself that everyone was right.

"[E7]Won't [E]come [C]back from [Am]Dead Man's [E7]Curve"

[E]Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play
[C#m]Dead Man's Curve, you must keep away
[A]Dead Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say:
"[E7]Won't [E]come [C]back from [Am]Dead Man's [E7]Curve"  3x

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