Johnny Horton – John Paul Jones (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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When John Paul Jones was a little boy he pointed to the sea

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Said when I get to be a man a fighting man I'll be

                                       G7           C
I'll leave my mark on the ocean and my name in history
When John Paul was a member of the British Admiralty
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He killed a sailor on his ship which was a crime you see

                                    G7           C
He changed his name to JP Jones and came to Amerike
[Chorus]
C
He fought in the rain and he fought in the sun

       F                       Am
And he fought in the moonlight too

   C
He fought with his knife and he fought with his gun

       F                         Am
And he fought till his blood ran through

C                                         Am               C
Well John Paul Jones was a fighting man a fighting man was he
He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
                  G7      C
And he helped set America free
[Verse 2]
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When John Paul was a Captain in the US Naval Band

                                 Am             C
A fighting for the glory and the freedom of our land

                                              G7          C
He made those British captains wish that they were on dry land
He sent their mighty vessels to the bottom of the sea
                                      Am                   C
He took their bags of treasure and he sank their chests of Tea

                                           G7            C
He gave his blood for all free men and his life for liberty
[Chorus]
C
He fought in the rain and he fought in the sun

       F                       Am
And he fought in the moonlight too

   C
He fought with his knife and he fought with his gun

       F                         Am
And he fought till his blood ran through

C                                         Am               C
Well John Paul Jones was a fighting man a fighting man was he
He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
                  G7      C
And he helped set America free
[Chorus]
C
He fought in the rain and he fought in the sun

       F                       Am
And he fought in the moonlight too

   C
He fought with his knife and he fought with his gun

       F                         Am
And he fought till his blood ran through

C                                         Am               C
Well John Paul Jones was a fighting man a fighting man was he
He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
                  G7      C
And he helped set America free