ARSE-KICKIN' LADY FROM THE NORTH-WEST Transcribed by David Lane CAPO 1ST FRET (all chords and tabs relative to capo) INTRO BU BD ------10--------- 10-12----12-10--7 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- D G / Em G (x#3, then) D E7 / G / (PART 1) PART 1 2--2--------2 3--3--------3 2--2--------2 0--0--------0 ------0-1-2-- ------------- VERSE 1 D G Will she breeze down to my hotel room Em G Like an interstate truck in the rain? D G She said she got a team down skinny Jim's Em F# There ain't scales there's nothing now I just wanna play Bm G She found me a real good story D G Never let the truth get in the way CHORUS D G Em G (PART 1) And that's the reason why I'm still standing here today VERSE 2 D G She said she came on down from the north-west of town Em G In a '63 Holden EJ D G With potato from Kentucky and a fresh bag of Luckys Em F# And a Bowie compilation tape Bm G She found me a real good story D G Never questioned anything that she said CHORUS D G Em G And that's the reason I'm still standing here D G Em G The reason she's still standing here D E7 G D The reason we're still standing here today SOLO D -------------------------5------ ---3---3---3---3---3-5-7---7-5-3 2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Dmaj7 D7 -------------------------5------ ---3---3---3---3---3-5-7---7-5-3 2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- G G/F# Em Em/D C A --------------3-2-0----------8---10--------5---7-5 ----3---5--3--------3------8---8------8--5---5---- --4----------------------------------------------- 5-----5------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- D G I left my brains in Hong Kong, Em G Left my wallet in a two dollar shirt D G And I forgot every goddamn minute with you Em F# Just like a minute in a movie that hurts Bm G She found me a real good story D G Never let the truth get in the way CHORUS D G Em G And that's the reason I'm still standing here D G Em G The reason she's still standing here D E7 G D The reason we're still standing here today REPEAT SOLO Bm G I listened to a real good story D G Never questioned anything that she said CHORUS D G Em G And that's the reason I'm still standing here D G Em G The reason she's still standing here D E7 G D The reason we're still standing here today (PART 1 x 3) End on D with a resounding 'Damn Straight!!'