Intro -- Riff, which will repeat throughout the song, after the A minor chords. Am e|-----------------| |-----------------| B|-----------------| |-----------------| G|-----------------| |-0---------------| D|-----------0-1-2-| x3, |-----3---2---0---| A|-0---2-3---------| |-----------------| E|-----------------| |-----------------| Verse 1 C G McNairy County was going down F G 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 F G And he had to do what he had to do C G All by himself he got on the case F G Am To make this Tennessee county a better place! Chorus Am F Buford Pusser was a Tennessee stallion. G Am Just one man against the whole battalion. Am F They laid him down but his legacy G F Am Still lives on with you... and me Verse 3 C G They put eight bullets in ol’ Buford’s frame F G But he kept on coming for more of the same C G 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 F G And he blazed the path that they’re walking in C G They’ll be all right because he took his stand F G Am Buford showed all how to be... a man. Chorus Am F Buford Pusser was a Tennessee stallion. G Am Just one man against the whole battalion. Am F 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 Am e|-----------------| |-----------------| B|-----------------| |-----------------| G|-----------------| |-----------------| D|-----------0-1-2-| x3, |-----------------| A|-0---2-3---------| |-0---------------| E|-----------------| |-----------------|
