Jerry Reed – The Legend (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
No capo; key of G. It's going to be hard to make this song sound "right" without a bass and banjo.
[Intro]
G
[Chorus]
C You heard about the legend of Jesse James G And John Henry just to mention some names C Well there's a truck drivin' legend in the south today C7 G A man called Bandit from Atlanta, GA C Every gear jammer knows his name G They swear he's got ice water runnin' in his veins C A foot like lead and nerves like steel C7 G He's gonna go to glory ridin' eighteen wheels
[Verse]
G He left Atlanta back in 'sixty three D Haulin' him a load up in Tennessee G C He hit Monteagle in the driving rain C7 So hard he couldn't even see the passin' lane G C Well he started downgrade when he lost a gear G D He hit them brakes; found he had no air G C7 The Mounteagle grade is steep and long G C And everybody that seen it thought the bandit was gone G Well his truck jack-knifed turned completely 'round G D He was comin' down backwards 'bout the speed of sound G C A lot of folks seen him and they all say, C7 He had his head out the window yellin' clear the way G C Well he got to the bottom safe and sound G D Everybody asked Bandit how he made it down G C He said, folks when the truck picked up too much speed C7 G I just run along beside it and drug my feet
[Chorus]
C You heard about the legend of Jesse James G And John Henry just to mention some names C Well there's a truck drivin' legend in the south today C7 G A man called Bandit from Atlanta, GA C Every gear jammer knows his name G They swear he's got ice water runnin' in his veins C A foot like lead and nerves like steel C7 G He's gonna go to glory ridin' eighteen wheels