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Kings Of Leon - The Bandit Chords

Chord reference C, Am, G, Em, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Chiseled their names in stone[Am] [C]Heavy the load you tow[Am] And the [C]red horse is always close[Am] And the [C]fire don’t burn below[Am]

[C] [Am] [C] [Am]

[C]Two hundred miles to clear[Am] [C]Chasing a sound I hear[Am] When the [C]call brings them all to tears[Am] And the [C]hopes they all turn to fears[Am]

[G]And they’re walking around With their [G]heads in the cloud screaming [C]Must [Am]catch the bandit[Em] [C]Reck[Am]less abandon[Em] [C]Run[Am]down and stranded[Em] [C]Must [Am]catch the bandit[Em] [F]

[C]Tracks in the dirt for days[Am] [C]Sniff out the fire a blaze[Am] And the [C]red door, it seems to sway[Am] And it [C]carries a heavy weight[Am] [G]

[G]And they’re walking around With their [G]heads in the cloud screaming [C]Must [Am]catch the bandit[Em] [C]Reck[Am]less abandon[Em] [C]Run[Am]down and stranded[Em] [C]Must [Am]catch the bandit[Em]

[F] [Em] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [C] [Am]

[G]And they’re walking around With their [G]heads in the cloud screaming [C]Must [Am]catch the bandit[Em] [C]Reck[Am]less abandon[Em] [C]Run[Am]down and stranded[Em] [C]Must [Am]catch the bandit[Em]

[C] [Am]

Artist Kings Of Leon
Album The Bandit / 100,000 People
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2021
Key C

How to Play The Bandit on Guitar?

Kings Of Leon - The Bandit can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, Em, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Bandit with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.