The Legacy of Buford Pusser (Eddie Bond)
From the rare LP Walking Tall Sheriff Buford Pusser Talks with W.R. Morris, 1977
[Intro]
-- Riff, which will repeat throughout the song, after the A minor chords.
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[Verse 1]
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McNairy County was going down
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When Buford Pusser came back to town.
C G
But the no-good crowd came to meet their match
F G Am
When Buford Pusser pinned on — the Sheriff’s Badge!
[Verse 2]
C G
He was a 6 foot 6 inch clean-up crew
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And he had to do what he had to do
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All by himself he got on the case
F G Am
To make this Tennessee county a better place!
[Chorus]
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Buford Pusser was a Tennessee stallion.
G Am
Just one man against the whole battalion.
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They laid him down but his legacy
G F Am
Still lives on with you... and me
[Verse 3]
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They put eight bullets in ol’ Buford’s frame
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But he kept on coming for more of the same
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He was stabbed seven times and he lost his wife
F G Am
Yeah, Buford Pusser paid one... terrible price
[Verse 4]
C G
But he set an example for the town’s good men
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And he blazed the path that they’re walking in
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They’ll be all right because he took his stand
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Buford showed all how to be... a man.
[Chorus]
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Buford Pusser was a Tennessee stallion.
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Just one man against the whole battalion.
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They laid him down but his legacy
G F Am
Still lives on with you... and me
G F Am
Still lives on with you... and me
[Ending]
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