Motorcycle Bill
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"Motorcycle Bill" - The Willis Brothers
Track 4 of 12 on the album "Hey, Mister Truck Driver!" (1968)
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[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
D A7
Motorcycle Bill was the name on his black leather jacket
D
When he climbed on that wheel, you couldn't hear your ears for the racket
G
He'd pull the throttle open and go thundering up the hill
A7 D
Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill
[Verse 1]
D A7
Everybody said he was a young and reckless boy
D
That high speed and danger was his greatest joy
G
They said he was a fool for the way that he rode
A7 D
Nothing but a menace to the people on the road
[Verse 2]
D A7
Then, one day, when Bill was riding like he did
D
He met a school bus loaded down with kids
G
The driver screamed, "I can't slow it down!
A7 D
The brakes are gone!" and Bill wheeled around
[Verse 3]
D A7
For he knew there was a car stalled down at the bottom of the hill
D
If he couldn't win the race, someone would surely be killed
G
So he pulled the throttle open, like a bullet, he did go
A7 D
And helped the man push the car from the road
[Verse 4]
D A7
Just in time for the school bus to pass safely through
D
He might have been a fool, but the thing the fool will do
G
From that day on, when he rode for a thrill
A7 D
I heard not a word against Motorcycle Bill
D#
[Chorus]
D# A#7
Motorcycle Bill was the name on his black leather jacket
D#
When he climbed on that wheel, you couldn't hear your ears for the racket
G#
He'd pull the throttle open and go thundering up the hill
A#7 D#
Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill
A#7 D#
Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill
A#7 D#
Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill
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