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The Legend

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Ok i dont know the complete tabs for the song, but here are the chords that *I* piked up.
INTRO: E  
AWell you heard about the Legend of Jesse James,
EAnd John Henry just to mention some names,
ABut there's a truck driving legend in the south today,
RIFF 1
A man called bandit from Atlanta, GA
AEvery Gear Jammer knows his name,
EThey swear he's got ice water runnin' in his veins,
A                                          A (one hard strum)
With a foot like lead and nerves like steel,
He's gonna go to glory ridin' 18 wheels.
RIFF 2
EWell he left Atlanta back in '63,
AHaulin' him a load up to Tennesse,
EHe hit monteagle in drivin rain,
RIFF3
So hard he couldnt' even see the passing lane,
EWell he started down the grade when he lost a gear,
AHe hit them brakes, found he had no air
EThe monteagle grade is steep and long,
RIFF 3
And everybody that seen had thought the bandit was gone,
RIFF 2
EWell the truck jack-knifed, turned completely round
AHe was comin' down backwards about the speed of sound
EAlot of folks seen him, and they all say
RIFF 3
He had his head out the window yelling "clear the way!"
EWell he got to the bottom, safe and sound
AEverybody asked bandit how he made it down
EHe said folks when the truck picked up too much speed
RIFF 3
I just run along beside it and drug my feet
END NOTES OF RIFF 1
AYou heard the Legend of Jesse James,
EAnd John Henry just to mention some names,
ABut there's a truck driving legend in the south today,
RIFF 1
A man called bandit from Atlanta, GA
AEvery gear jammer knows his name,
EThey swear he's got ice water runnin' in his veins,
A                                           A (one hard strum)
With a foot like lead and nerves like steel,
He's goin up to glory ridin' 18 wheels.
RIFF 2 x3

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The Legend

by Jerry Reed

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|-------0--3--2--0--0--2--0--3b--0--0-------------------------------------|

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---|

|-------------------------------------------------------0-------3---------| RIFF 1

|-----------3----0----3--------------3b----0------------------------------|

|----------------------------0----2---------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------|

|-----5-----4------3------2------0-----1-----2-----3----------------------| RIFF 3

Ok i dont know the complete tabs for the song, but here are the chords that *I* piked up.

INTRO:

Well you heard about the Legend of Jesse James,

And John Henry just to mention some names,

But there's a truck driving legend in the south today,

RIFF 1

A man called bandit from Atlanta, GA

Every Gear Jammer knows his name,

They swear he's got ice water runnin' in his veins,

A A (one hard strum)

With a foot like lead and nerves like steel,

He's gonna go to glory ridin' 18 wheels.

RIFF 2

Well he left Atlanta back in '63,

Haulin' him a load up to Tennesse,

He hit monteagle in drivin rain,

RIFF3

So hard he couldnt' even see the passing lane,

Well he started down the grade when he lost a gear,

He hit them brakes, found he had no air

The monteagle grade is steep and long,

RIFF 3

And everybody that seen had thought the bandit was gone,

RIFF 2

Well the truck jack-knifed, turned completely round

He was comin' down backwards about the speed of sound

Alot of folks seen him, and they all say

RIFF 3

He had his head out the window yelling "clear the way!"

Well he got to the bottom, safe and sound

Everybody asked bandit how he made it down

He said folks when the truck picked up too much speed

RIFF 3

I just run along beside it and drug my feet

END NOTES OF RIFF 1

You heard the Legend of Jesse James,

And John Henry just to mention some names,

But there's a truck driving legend in the south today,

RIFF 1

A man called bandit from Atlanta, GA

Every gear jammer knows his name,

They swear he's got ice water runnin' in his veins,

A A (one hard strum)

With a foot like lead and nerves like steel,

He's goin up to glory ridin' 18 wheels.

RIFF 2 x3

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