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East Bound And Down

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East Bound & Down/loaded up and Truckin'  -- Jerry Reed
(The Smokie and the Bandit Song)
--this sounds more authentic if you hammer the d note from c#
  (b string) when playing the D chord. :)
Em C A D
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' Cdo what they 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....son, Cnever 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 we'll Abring it back no matter what it B7takes
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' Cdo what they 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 B7 Em
Em C A B7
G A F C D
G A F D G
[Chorus]
GEast bound and down, Aloaded up and truckin'
a'Fwe gonna' Cdo what they 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, he's Chot on your trail
And he Aain't gonna' B7rest 'til you're 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' Cdo what they 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]
G A F C D
G A F D G

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The story behind the song

This song captures the pure exhilaration of the open road and a race against time. It's about a driver pushing the limits, heading "east bound and down," with a specific mission to get beer from Texarkana to thirsty boys in Atlanta. The lyrics evoke the image of the "Bandit" running hard, with the pedal to the metal, ready to "give it hell." Jerry Reed, a country singer, guitarist, and actor, co-starred in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, for which this song served as the theme. It's a high-octane ode to freedom and adventure, feeling like the soundtrack to a fast-paced journey.

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East Bound And Down

by Jerry Reed

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East Bound & Down/loaded up and Truckin' -- Jerry Reed

(The Smokie and the Bandit Song)

--this sounds more authentic if you hammer the d note from c#

(b string) when playing the D chord. :)

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'll bring it back 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 Em B7 Em

Em C A B7

G A F C D

G A F D G

[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 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]

G A F C D

G A F D G

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