The Legend chords by Jerry Reed, Bill Justis, Smokey And The Bandit
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Intro 1
(G major) (G major) (G major)
Chorus 1
You (C major) heard about the legend of Jesse James
(G major) And John Henry,
just to mention some names
But there's a (C major) truck driving legend
in the south today
A (G major) man called Bandit from Atlanta G.A.
(C major) Every gear jammer knows his name
They (G major) swear he got icewater runnin' in his veins
A (C major) foot like lead, and nerves like steel
He's (E minor) gonna go to glory ridin 18 (G major) wheels (C major)
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Verse 1
He (G major) left Atlanta back in '63
Haulin' him a load up to (D major) Tennessee
He (G major) hit Monteagle in a (C major) driving rain
So (G major) hard he couldn't even see the passing lane
Well he started down the grade
when he (C major) lost the gear
He (G major) hit them brakes found he (D major) had no air
The (G major) Monteagle grade is steep (C major) and long
And every (G major) body that seen it
thought the Bandit was gone (G major) (C major)
Verse 2
Well his (G major) truck jack-knifed,
turned completely 'round
He was coming down backwards
'bout the (D major) speed of sound
A (G major) lot of folks seen him and (C major) they all say
He had his (G major) head out the window
yelling clear the way
Well he got to the bottom (C major) safe and sound
Every (G major) body asked Bandit how he (D major) made it down
He said folks (G major) when the truck
picked up too (C major) much speed
I just (G major) ran along beside it and drug my feet
Chorus 2
(C major) You heard about the legend of Jesse James
(G major) And John Henry,
just to mention some names
But there's a (C major) truck driving legend
in the south today
A (G major) man called Bandit from Atlanta G.A.
(C major) Every gear jammer knows his name
They (G major) swear he got icewater runnin' in his veins
A (C major) foot like lead, and nerves like steel
He's (E minor) gonna go to glory ridin 18
Outro 1
(G major) (wheels) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
[Repeat and fade]
The Legend
Jerry Reed, Bill Justis, Smokey And The Bandit
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