Legends

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Willie's riding shotgun, Waylon's 
Am
sleepin' in the back
      C                        
Billy Graham is preaching about 
             G
Jesus Christ with the Man in Black
         D                         
Lennon's talking politics, Dylan's 
Am
mumblin' on his phone
    C                            
Ol' Kristofferson says turn it up 
                G
Merle that's a Tom Petty song

[Interlude]
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  Yeah

[Verse 2]
    D                             
No, Elvis ain't dead, he just got 
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tired of the velvet and the press
             C                   
He's hangin' out with Emmylou and 
                   G
Gram Parsons on a boat out in Key 
West
    D                             
And speaking of Memphis, the best 
Am
blues band in town
            C                    
Plays every Tuesday night, Stevie 
                      G
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                       
Old habits die hard and legends 
  G
live on and on

[Verse 3]
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Somebody said they saw Janis Joplin 
and Kurt Cobain
     C                       
At a little dive thirty miles 
             G
outside the east side of L.A.
   D                           Am
Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Buddy Holly
 and the Big Bopper
        C                          
Are all hangin' out at Night Hawks 
         G
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                       
Old habits die hard and legends 
  G              D    Am
live on and on and on
             C    G
Legends live on

[Bridge]
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I had dream one night, one day I 
     Am
was at this South Texas café
        C                          
Playing 42 with Townes Van Zandt 
   G
and Ernest Hemmingway
       D                           
We had Hank on the jukebox, burning
      Am
 that pipe tobacco slow
       C                           
My ol' man chimed in and said, 
                     G
"Kids these days need to dig deeper 
to find their soul"
D                     Am
  Can I get an amen?
                         C         
Dig deeper to find your soul, 
               G
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                       
Old habits die hard and legends 
  G
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                       
Old habits die hard and legends 
  G              D
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