Lyrics: Ratbike

Rat Bike

Dale/ Datta  - July 9,2015

Some poser says “What do you guys ride?”

If you’re talking to me- a dyna wide glide

1) Fred here rides a heritage softtail

Nasty and Jay- FLH

Waste has a shovelhead custom hardtail

Yeah they’re all Harleys. What did you think?

Same question from another slob

Wild Bill says I ride a street bob.

2) And Al has an electro glide ultra classic

But the best bike here, the one you should get

Wrench rides a rat bike; a panshovel custom hardtail

With a jockey shift. Go on -give it a spin

SOLO: GUITAR

Hey- don’t you wanna ride?

Come on - Let’s take it outside.

3) Nothing on the handlebars but the throttle

Left foot clutch, Right foot brake.

Reach down with you left hand to shift it

by the open primary- and ain’t that great?

SOLO: SAX

Hey rub, are you gonna bail

On riding the Pan shovel custom hardtail?

Do you still want to know what the big boys ride?

Come on- let’s take it outside.

4) Johnny rides a chopped up “87 Sportster

Billy has a black Road King

Kip rides a shovelhead Custom Wideglide

Yeah they’re all Harleys. What did you think?

Lyrics: Outlaw Biker

Outlaw Biker                                             Datta April 26, 2011

Vamp on A                         

A D

1. Igor tells Butcher, I'll meet you-------- in a half hour.

A E A

This place ain't so great-I gonna go

A D

And if Pony don't like his name ------------some things they don't change.

A E A

Some things never change, oh no.

G D A Em D A

10. Themadones ride shoulder to shoulder-- wheel to wheel

G D A Em D A

Take all the life they can hold on to- and string it out on nerves of steel-

SOLO over verse chords

2. The Prospects heed the call and a man alone could fall
   But a brother is there to keep you from the edge.
   Wasted and Wild Bill know ----- it only goes to show 
   What don't kill you makes you stronger in the end.
3. Igor Old-style in leather ------with his colors on
   holds steady on the inside ---- and signals the next turn
   and if Tippy don't like his name, some things don't change
   Some things will not be unlearned.

x) Themadones ride shoulder to shoulder ---Wheel to wheel

Take all the life they can hold on to- and string it out on nerves of steel-

SOLO over verse chords

4. (QUIET) Heaven holds sinners and Hell may send out angels.
   Armed with knives, questioned and profiled by police
   All will stand their ground.............. No one will back down.

          They'll Take a stand for what they believe.

Chorus:

Themadones ride shoulder to shoulder      Wheel to wheel

Take all the life they can hold on to- and string it out on nerves of steel-

Themadones- shoulder to shoulder      Wheel to wheel

shoulder to shoulder Wheel to wheel

Lyrics for "Some Sort of Crazy"

Some Kind of Crazy.                                                                                  Datta 05/26/2015

D G D C Bf G D F G C D Bf C F F# GShort beginning  version just         D G

D C Bf G D F G C D to G (first chord is song)

Gm

1. He says me I’m hard to live with----Now, there’s a  surprise.
   Eb

I’ve been living with myself a long time---you'd think I'd realize

F Gm

I’m not winning any awards—but I’m not -cutting any deals.

Eb F C Gm

Kind like a run down house— not much curb appeal.

2) He’s says I drive him crazy— and that's one short drive

The engine is still ice cold--- when we arrive

I might be hard to live with- but this house does have a door

And if you ain’t leaving then stop complaining about me --not loving you anymore.

F C

10. You thought you met someone who was wonderful
    Gm

You thought you met someone who was kind.

F C Gm

At least I speak in full sentences ---most of the time.

F C Gm

I don’t gamble, you don’t drink- so we're better than we think

F C D

I might be hard to live with- maybe— then he’s---- some kind of crazy

3) I can promise you the moon. I could wear your silly ring

I could love you with my whole black heart but you know I’ll always be

the bad one you fell for. The one your mother doesn’t like.

And I’ll always be the way I am so stay --or take a hike.

4) Yeah I’m hard to live with----That’s not news to me.

“Easy going” isn’t my middle name and it’s never going to be.

I’m not winning any awards but I'm not----- cutting any deals.

Kind like a run down house—not much curb appeal.

Chorus (No Riff) Solo: Bill / MIKE'S FAMOUS SOLO/ Daryl's solo

Chorus Long riff at end instead of last line.

New songs for the Black Dog

Two new songs are ready to play at the Black Dog tomorrow evening. Dale has written a great tribute to his friend Bedford. It's called "Pete's Tune" so I'm no longer sure what Bedford's real name was.   We also have "Some Kind of Crazy" ready to debut.

Catch phrases

The words of a song are important but- truthfully- the audience only hears some of them unless they hear the song more than one time. No matter how well-crafted the lyrics are, only part of them get through. It's like writing a book than having people read only every other chapter.  Mike mentioned that repetition  in lyrics can be a good thing.  I tend to want to tell the whole story with a lot of words but having a strong catch phrase that people will really be able to hear will help draw the audience in to the song. Darn it- Mike is right again.

"Some sort of Crazy."

We've spent the last two rehearsals working on a new song called "Some sort of Crazy."  The idea for the song started with something Ric said. He commented on how his girlfriend thinks he is hard to live with and yes,  that is most likely true.   I wrote the song for Dale to sing-but then Dale has been busy and didn't have time to work on it. So, I rewrote the song so I could sing it.