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East Bound And Down

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[Intro]
Em C A D
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' do what tChey say can't be dDone
We've got a Glong way to go, and a Ashort time to get there
I'm Feast bound, just Dwatch 'ole' Bandit Grun.
[Verse]
Keep your Emfoot hard on the peddle....sCon, never mind them brakes.....
let it Aall hang out 'cause B7we've got a run to Emmake
The boys are Emthirsty in Atlanta, and there's Cbeer in Texarkana
and Awe're gonna make it no matter what it B7takes
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' do what tChey say can't be dDone
We've got a Glong way to go, and a Ashort time to get there
I'm Feast bound, just Dwatch 'ole' Bandit Grun.
[Solo]
G A F C D
G A F D G
Em C A B7
Em C A B7
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' do what tChey say can't be dDone
We've got a Glong way to go, and a Ashort time to get there
I'm Feast bound, just Dwatch 'ole' Bandit Grun.
[Verse]
Old EmSmokey's got them ears on, Che's hot on your trail
And Ahe ain't gonna' rest 'til B7you're lined up in Emjail
So, you gotta' Emdodge him, you gotta' duck him
you gotta' Ckeep that diesel truckin'
just Aput that hammer down and give it B7hell
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' do what tChey say can't be dDone
We've got a Glong way to go, and a Ashort time to get there
I'm Feast bound, just Dwatch 'ole' Bandit Grun.
[Outro]
Watch 'ole' Bandit FruuuuCuuun
Watch 'ole' Bandit Grun
Watch 'ole' Bandit FruuuuCuuun
Watch 'ole' Bandit Grun
Watch 'ole' Bandit FruuuuCuuun
Watch 'ole' Bandit Grun

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East Bound And Down

by Midland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C A D

[Chorus]

G A

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

F C D

a'we gonna' do what they say can't be done

G A

We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there

F D G

I'm east bound, just watch 'ole' Bandit run.

[Verse]

Em C

Keep your foot hard on the peddle....son, never mind them brakes.....

A B7 Em

let it all hang out 'cause we've got a run to make

Em C

The boys are thirsty in Atlanta, and there's beer in Texarkana

A B7

and we're gonna make it no matter what it takes

[Chorus]

G A

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

F C D

a'we gonna' do what they say can't be done

G A

We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there

F D G

I'm east bound, just watch 'ole' Bandit run.

[Solo]

G A F C D

G A F D G

Em C A B7

[Chorus]

G A

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

F C D

a'we gonna' do what they say can't be done

G A

We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there

F D G

I'm east bound, just watch 'ole' Bandit run.

[Verse]

Em C

Old Smokey's got them ears on, he's hot on your trail

A B7 Em

And he ain't gonna' rest 'til you're lined up in jail

So, you gotta' dodge him, you gotta' duck him

you gotta' keep that diesel truckin'

A B7

just put that hammer down and give it hell

[Chorus]

G A

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

F C D

a'we gonna' do what they say can't be done

G A

We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there

F D G

I'm east bound, just watch 'ole' Bandit run.

[Outro]

F C

Watch 'ole' Bandit ruuuuuuun

Watch 'ole' Bandit run

F C

Watch 'ole' Bandit ruuuuuuun

Watch 'ole' Bandit run

F C

Watch 'ole' Bandit ruuuuuuun

Watch 'ole' Bandit run

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