Key: D
Introduction:
D Am C G
verse 1
D Am
Willie's riding shotgun, Waylon's sleepin' in the back
C G
Billy Graham is preaching about Jesus Christ with the Man in Black
D Am
Lennon's talking politics, Dylan's mumblin' on his phone
C G
Ol' Kristofferson says turn it up Merle that's a Tom Petty song
Interlude
D Am C G
Yeah
verse 2
D Am
No, Elvis ain't dead, he just got tired of the velvet and the press
C G
He's hangin' out with Emmylou and Gram Parsons on a boat out in Key West
D Am
And speaking of Memphis, the best blues band in town
C G
Plays every Tuesday night, Stevie Ray and Jimi tune it up and burn it down
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 G
Old habits die hard and legends live on and on
verse 3
D Am
Somebody said they saw Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain
C G
At a little dive thirty miles outside the east side of L.A.
D Am
Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper
C G
Are all hangin' out at Night Hawks drinking whiskey with Eddie Hopper
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 G D Am
Old habits die hard and legends live on and on and on
C G
Legends live on
Bridge
D Am
I had dream one night, one day I was at this South Texas café
C G
Playing 42 with Townes Van Zandt and Ernest Hemmingway
D Am
We had Hank on the jukebox, burning that pipe tobacco slow
C G
My ol' man chimed in and said, "Kids these days need to dig deeper to find their soul"
D Am
Can I get an amen?
C G
Dig deeper to find your soul, better pick up that shovel and get to work
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 G
Old habits die hard and legends 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 G D
Old habits die hard and 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
Legends live on, legends live on
G D
Legends live on and on and on
Am C G
And on and on and on
Outro
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