The Last Bandit Chords

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The Last Bandit by Nikki Sudden is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F#m, G, A, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro 
D  F#m  G  A  D  A  G  A  D  F#m  Bm  F#m  G  D  Em  A 

verse 1 
D        F#m          G       A 
   Maybe I'm the last bandit 
D          A     G               A 
   And I'm crying on my way back home 
D        F#m          Bm 
   Maybe I'm the last bandit 
G          D         Em     A 
   And I'm left all alone. 

verse 2 
D         F#m          G      Em  A 
   And if I was in the water 
D             A    G       Em    A 
   And they'd hold all the gates closed 
D               F#m           Bm 
   And you'd be laughing as I falter 
G                 D             Em     A 
   You said you'd read my dying note. 

verse 3 
D                  F#m             G        Em  A 
   Oh, but there's nothing here to keep me 
D                  A    G         A 
   There's nothing left for me at all 
D                  F#m             Bm 
   And they closed all the gates behind me 
G               D           Em 
   Just for the shame of it all. 
        A           D 
For the shame of it all. 

Instrumental 
F#m  G  A  D  A  G  A  D  F#m  Bm  F#m  G  D  Em  A 

verse 4 
D         F#m            G       Em  A 
   And if I was the last bandit 
D          A          G    Em   A 
   Oh, you know, that when they fall 
D      F#m                Bm 
   I'd be waiting there beside you 
G             D                 Em    A 
   You know I loved you best of all. 

Verse 5 
D              F#m             G        Em  A 
   But there's nothing here to keep me 
D                  A    G           A 
   There's nothing left but just to fall 
D                  F#m             Bm 
   And they closed all the gates behind me 
G              D           Em 
  Just For the shame of it all. 
A                   D     F#m 
For the shame of it all. 

Outro 
G               A           D     F#m 
   Just for the shame of it all. 
G               A           D     F#m 
   Just for the shame of it all. 
G               A           D     F#m  G  A  D 
   Just for the shame of it all. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante