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Legends

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-D----0h2--0--0h2--------|-Am-----------------------|-C-----------------------|-G-----------------------|
B|-----3-------3----------|-----0h1--0--0h1--------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----0h2-----0h2--------|----------0--0h2---0----|----------0-------------|
D|-0----------------------|------------------------|-----0h2----------------|-----0h2-----0h2---0----| x2
A|------------------------|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-3----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Willie's Driding shotgun, Waylon's Amsleepin' in the back
Billy CGraham is preaching about Jesus Christ Gwith the Man in Black
Lennon's Dtalking politics, Dylan's Ammumblin' on his phone
Ol' CKristofferson says turn it up Merle that's a GTom Petty song
[Interlude]
  DYeahAm  C  G  
[Verse 2]
No, DElvis ain't dead, he just got Amtired of the velvet and the press
He's hangin' Cout with Emmylou and Gram Parsons on a Gboat out in Key West
And Dspeaking of Memphis, the best Amblues band in town
Plays every CTuesday night, Stevie Ray and Jimi tune it Gup and burn it down
[Chorus]
  DJust like my heroes, I'm as Amfree as the wind
CSinging those old songs just Glike they did back then
Some are Dhere and some are Amgone
Old habits Cdie hard and legends live Gon and on
[Verse 3]
SomeDbody said they saw Janis AmJoplin and Kurt Cobain
At a Clittle dive thirty miles outside the Geast side of L.A.
SinDatra and Sammy Davis, Buddy AmHolly and the Big Bopper
Are all Changin' out at Night Hawks drinking Gwhiskey with Eddie Hopper
[Chorus]
  DJust like my heroes, I'm as Amfree as the wind
CSinging those old songs just Glike they did back then
Some are Dhere and some are Amgone
Old habits Cdie hard and legends live Gon and on and oDnAm  
Legends live ConG  
[Bridge]
I had Ddream one night, one day I was at Amthis South Texas café
Playing C42 with Townes Van Zandt and EGrnest Hemmingway
We had DHank on the jukebox, burning that Ampipe tobacco slow
My ol' Cman chimed in and said, "Kids these days need to Gdig deeper to find their soul"
  DCan I get an amen?Am  
Dig deeper to find your sCoul, better pick up that Gshovel and get to work
[Chorus]
  DJust like my heroes I'm as Amfree as the wind
CSinging those old songs just Glike they did back then
Some are Dhere and D/Csome D/Bare Amgone
Old habits Cdie hard and legends live Gon and on
  DJust like my heroes I'm as Amfree as the wind
CSinging those old songs just Glike they did back then
Some are Dhere and some are Amgone
Old habits Cdie hard and legends live Gon and on and oDn
Legends live Amon, legends live Con
Legends live Gon and on and Don
Legends live Amon, legends live Con
Legends live Gon and on and Don
And Amon and Con and Gon
[Outro]
  D    Am    C    Gx3
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| h  Hammer-on
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Legends

by Aaron Watson

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D/C

D/B

[Intro]

D Am C G

e|-----0h2--0--0h2--------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

B|-----3-------3----------|-----0h1--0--0h1--------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|-----0h2-----0h2--------|----------0--0h2---0----|----------0-------------|

D|-0----------------------|------------------------|-----0h2----------------|-----0h2-----0h2---0----| x2

A|------------------------|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|------------------------|

E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-3----------------------|

[Verse 1]

D Am

Willie's riding shotgun, Waylon's sleepin' in the back

C G

Billy Graham is preaching about Jesus Christ with the Man in Black

D Am

Lennon's talking politics, Dylan's mumblin' on his phone

C G

Ol' Kristofferson says turn it up Merle that's a Tom Petty song

[Interlude]

D Am C G

Yeah

[Verse 2]

D Am

No, Elvis ain't dead, he just got tired of the velvet and the press

C G

He's hangin' out with Emmylou and Gram Parsons on a boat out in Key West

D Am

And speaking of Memphis, the best blues band in town

C G

Plays every Tuesday night, Stevie Ray and Jimi tune it up and burn it down

[Chorus]

D Am

Just like my heroes, I'm as free as the wind

C G

Singing those old songs just like they did back then

D Am

Some are here and some are gone

C G

Old habits die hard and legends live on and on

[Verse 3]

D Am

Somebody said they saw Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain

C G

At a little dive thirty miles outside the east side of L.A.

D Am

Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper

C G

Are all hangin' out at Night Hawks drinking whiskey with Eddie Hopper

[Chorus]

D Am

Just like my heroes, I'm as free as the wind

C G

Singing those old songs just like they did back then

D Am

Some are here and some are gone

C G D Am

Old habits die hard and legends live on and on and on

C G

Legends live on

[Bridge]

D Am

I had dream one night, one day I was at this South Texas café

C G

Playing 42 with Townes Van Zandt and Ernest Hemmingway

D Am

We had Hank on the jukebox, burning that pipe tobacco slow

C G

My ol' man chimed in and said, "Kids these days need to dig deeper to find their soul"

D Am

Can I get an amen?

C G

Dig deeper to find your soul, better pick up that shovel and get to work

[Chorus]

D Am

Just like my heroes I'm as free as the wind

C G

Singing those old songs just like they did back then

D D/C D/B Am

Some are here and some are gone

C G

Old habits die hard and legends live on and on

D Am

Just like my heroes I'm as free as the wind

C G

Singing those old songs just like they did back then

D Am

Some are here and some are gone

C G D

Old habits die hard and legends live on and on and on

Am C

Legends live on, legends live on

G D

Legends live on and on and on

Am C

Legends live on, legends live on

G D

Legends live on and on and on

Am C G

And on and on and on

[Outro]

D Am C G

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| h Hammer-on

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