East Bound and Down — Jerry Reed
Chords and lyrics for East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed (key of Am).
Verse 1
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#
[Em] [C] [A] [D]
Chorus
[G]East bound and down, [A]loaded up and truckin'
[F]a'we gonna' [C]do what they say can't be [D]done
We've got a [G]long way to go, and a [A]short time to get there
I'm [F]east bound, just [D]watch 'ole' Bandit [G]run.
Verse
Keep your [Em]foot hard on the peddle....son, [C]never mind them brakes.....
let it [A]all hang out 'cause [B7]we've got a run to [Em]make
The boys are [Em]thirsty in Atlanta, and there's [C]beer in Texarkana
and we'll [A]bring it back no matter what it [B7]takes
Chorus
[G]East bound and down, [A]loaded up and truckin'
[F]a'we gonna' [C]do what they say can't be [D]done
We've got a [G]long way to go, and a [A]short time to get there
I'm [F]east bound, just [D]watch 'ole' Bandit [G]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]East bound and down, [A]loaded up and truckin'
[F]a'we gonna' [C]do what they say can't be [D]done
We've got a [G]long way to go, and a [A]short time to get there
I'm [F]east bound, just [D]watch 'ole' Bandit [G]run.
Verse
Old [Em]Smokey's got them ears on, he's [C]hot on your trail
And he [A]ain't gonna' [B7]rest 'til you're in [Em]jail
So, you gotta' [Em]dodge him, you gotta' duck him
you gotta' [C]keep that diesel truckin'
just [A]put that hammer down and give it [B7]hell
Chorus
[G]East bound and down, [A]loaded up and truckin'
[F]a'we gonna' [C]do what they say can't be [D]done
We've got a [G]long way to go, and a [A]short time to get there
I'm [F]east bound, just [D]watch 'ole' Bandit [G]run.
Outro
[G] [A] [F] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [F] [D] [G]
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