The Bandit Chords by Jerry Reed, Bill Justis
Tempo:
138.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
They [A] call [B] you [C] the bandit, an [Em] outlaw [G] untamed
Shackled, [Bm] unlit [Em] by freedom, [A] you wear no [Am] man's chain
[D] Some say they [C] despise you, well maybe [Em] they do
[D]
[C] But deep down [G] inside them,
[Am] I [D] bet they wish they [G] were you
Bandit, [Em] you're reckless [G] and [C] you live much [G] too [B] hard
[Em] [G] Bandit, you're the [C] joker in [A] the deal [Am] of the cards
[D] You're a legend [Em] to the old men, [G]
[C] a hero [G] to the [B] child
[Em] [C] Bandit, [G] steal a lady's heart [Am] [D] with only [C] her smile
[Am]
[G] Bandit, [Em] you're reckless and [C] you live much [G] too [B] hard
[Em] Bandit, [C] you're the joker in [A] the deal of [Am] the cards
[D] You're a legend [Em] to the old men,
[C] a hero to [G] the [B] child
[Em] [C] Bandit, [G] steal a lady's heart [Am] [D] with only [C] her smile
[G]
They call you [Bb] the bandit
[G]
[Bb]
[D]
[G]
[Bb]
[G]
[Bb]
[G]
[N]
They [A] call [B] you [C] the bandit, an [Em] outlaw [G] untamed
Shackled, [Bm] unlit [Em] by freedom, [A] you wear no [Am] man's chain
[D] Some say they [C] despise you, well maybe [Em] they do
[D]
[C] But deep down [G] inside them,
[Am] I [D] bet they wish they [G] were you
Bandit, [Em] you're reckless [G] and [C] you live much [G] too [B] hard
[Em] [G] Bandit, you're the [C] joker in [A] the deal [Am] of the cards
[D] You're a legend [Em] to the old men, [G]
[C] a hero [G] to the [B] child
[Em] [C] Bandit, [G] steal a lady's heart [Am] [D] with only [C] her smile
[Am]
[G] Bandit, [Em] you're reckless and [C] you live much [G] too [B] hard
[Em] Bandit, [C] you're the joker in [A] the deal of [Am] the cards
[D] You're a legend [Em] to the old men,
[C] a hero to [G] the [B] child
[Em] [C] Bandit, [G] steal a lady's heart [Am] [D] with only [C] her smile
[G]
They call you [Bb] the bandit
[G]
[Bb]
[D]
[G]
[Bb]
[G]
[Bb]
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
Am
G
C
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ They [A] call [B] you [C] the _ _ bandit, _ _ _ an [Em] outlaw [G] _ _ untamed _ _
_ _ Shackled, [Bm] unlit [Em] by freedom, _ _ _ _ _ [A] you wear no [Am] man's chain _ _ _ _
[D] Some _ say they [C] _ _ despise you, _ _ well maybe [Em] they do
_ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ But deep down [G] _ inside them, _
[Am] _ I [D] bet they wish they [G] were you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bandit, [Em] you're reckless _ _ [G] and [C] _ _ you live much [G] too _ [B] hard _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] Bandit, you're the [C] joker _ in [A] _ _ the deal [Am] of the _ cards _ _
[D] _ _ You're a legend [Em] to the old _ men, [G] _
[C] _ _ a hero [G] to the _ _ [B] _ child
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Bandit, [G] steal a _ lady's heart [Am] _ _ [D] with only [C] her smile
_ _ [Am]
[G] Bandit, _ _ _ _ [Em] you're reckless _ _ and _ _ [C] you live much [G] too _ [B] hard _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Bandit, [C] you're the joker _ _ in [A] _ _ the deal of [Am] the _ _ cards _
[D] _ _ You're a legend [Em] to the old men, _ _
[C] _ _ a hero to [G] the _ _ [B] _ child
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Bandit, [G] steal a lady's heart [Am] _ _ [D] with only [C] her smile
_ [G] _ _
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_ _ They call you [Bb] the _ _ bandit _
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_ _ They [A] call [B] you [C] the _ _ bandit, _ _ _ an [Em] outlaw [G] _ _ untamed _ _
_ _ Shackled, [Bm] unlit [Em] by freedom, _ _ _ _ _ [A] you wear no [Am] man's chain _ _ _ _
[D] Some _ say they [C] _ _ despise you, _ _ well maybe [Em] they do
_ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ But deep down [G] _ inside them, _
[Am] _ I [D] bet they wish they [G] were you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bandit, [Em] you're reckless _ _ [G] and [C] _ _ you live much [G] too _ [B] hard _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] Bandit, you're the [C] joker _ in [A] _ _ the deal [Am] of the _ cards _ _
[D] _ _ You're a legend [Em] to the old _ men, [G] _
[C] _ _ a hero [G] to the _ _ [B] _ child
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Bandit, [G] steal a _ lady's heart [Am] _ _ [D] with only [C] her smile
_ _ [Am]
[G] Bandit, _ _ _ _ [Em] you're reckless _ _ and _ _ [C] you live much [G] too _ [B] hard _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Bandit, [C] you're the joker _ _ in [A] _ _ the deal of [Am] the _ _ cards _
[D] _ _ You're a legend [Em] to the old men, _ _
[C] _ _ a hero to [G] the _ _ [B] _ child
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Bandit, [G] steal a lady's heart [Am] _ _ [D] with only [C] her smile
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_ _ They call you [Bb] the _ _ bandit _
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