The Legend original guitar chords by
Jerry Reed
Bill Justis
Smokey And The Bandit

1977Country255 views

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Original

Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Chorus 1
C7 C7 
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You heard about the legend of Jesse James
G G 
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And John Henry,
just to mention some names
C7 C7 
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But there's a truck driving legend
in the south today
G G 
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A man called Bandit from Atlanta G.A.
C7 C7 
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Every gear jammer knows his name
G G 
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They swear he got icewater runnin' in his veins
C7 C7 
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A foot like lead, and nerves like steel
Em Em 
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G G 
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C7 C7 
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He's gonna go to glory ridin 18 wheels

Verse 1
G G 
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He left Atlanta back in '63
D7 D7 
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Haulin' him a load up to Tennessee
G G 
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C7 C7 
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He hit Monteagle in a driving rain
G G 
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So hard he couldn't even see the passing lane
Well he started down the grade
C7 C7 
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when he lost the gear
G G 
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D7 D7 
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He hit them brakes found he had no air
G G 
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C7 C7 
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The Monteagle grade is steep and long
G G 
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And everybody that seen it
G G 
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C7 C7 
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thought the Bandit was gone

Verse 2
G G 
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Well his truck jack-knifed,
turned completely 'round
He was coming down backwards
D7 D7 
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'bout the speed of sound
G G 
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C7 C7 
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A lot of folks seen him and they all say
G G 
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He had his head out the window
yelling clear the way
C7 C7 
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Well he got to the bottom safe and sound
G G 
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D7 D7 
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Everybody asked Bandit how he made it down
G G 
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He said folks when the truck
C7 C7 
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picked up too much speed
G G 
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I just ran along beside it and drug my feet

Chorus 2
C7 C7 
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You heard about the legend of Jesse James
G G 
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And John Henry,
just to mention some names
C7 C7 
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But there's a truck driving legend
in the south today
G G 
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A man called Bandit from Atlanta G.A.
C7 C7 
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Every gear jammer knows his name
G G 
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They swear he got icewater runnin' in his veins
C7 C7 
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A foot like lead, and nerves like steel
Em Em 
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He's gonna go to glory ridin 18