The Legend                                  © James Mohr A                                                                                              E HE GOT HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE WHEN HE WAS JUST 14 E HOW’D HE DO THAT, HIS DAD’S A BUREAUCRAT                                                                      A AND HE CALLED AND PULLED SOME STRINGS       A                                                                       A7                            D HE LOOKED A WHOLE LOT OLDER AND HE USED TO BUY US BEER                                                                  A ‘TIL THE SON-OF-A-BITCH PUT MY CAR IN THE DITCH                 E                                      A AND HE BURNED UP SECOND GEAR          A                                                                                              E ONE DAY I WENT TO SEE HIM, HE WAS RACING AT BAER FIELD E IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT, HE WAS A HELL OF A SIGHT                                                             A (THE) FASTEST THING ON FOUR WHEELS A                                                                A7                           D HE HAD ONE RED FENDER AND THE OTHER PAINTED BLUE                                             A ACROSS THE BACK BIG BOLD AND BLACK SAID E                                          A “EARNHARDT WE LOVE YOU” (chorus)            D                          E                  A                     D                     E                     A NOW NOTHING CAN SLOW HIM DOWN, HE’S DRIVING AS FAST AS HE CAN                         D                          E                 A                                   D HE DOESN’T DO IT FOR THE PAY - NO, THIS IS WHAT HE’LL SAY           Bm                           E                                A HE’S RACING FOR THE LEGEND AND THE MAN instrumental: A A A E  E E E A  A A A D  D A E A                   A                                                                                                E WELL HE FOUND HIMSELF A SPONSOR AND ONE DAY IN POCONO E                                                                                                              A I HEARD THE ANNOUNCER SAY ”WATCH THAT YOUNG BOY GO!”          A                                                                  A7                           D THE LAST LAP AT THE CHECKER, BEHIND GORDON WITH A GRIN                                                           A HE BUMPED JEFF’S REAR, AND GRABBED A GEAR           E                                      A AND PASSED HIM FOR THE WIN (to chorus) (repeat chorus)