Johnny Horton – The Battle Of New Orleans (Guitar)
Capo 1
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Johnny Horton 1959 (Jimmy Driftwood)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_New_Orleans
Capo II *
G D
G C D G
G C In 1814 we took a little trip D7 G Along with Col. Jackson down the mighty mississip'd C We took a little bacon and we took a little beans D7 G And we caught the bloody British in a town near New Orleans. G We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' D7 G There wasn't as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
D7 G On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. G C We looked down the river and we see'd the British come D7 G And there musta been a hund'erd of 'em beatin' on the drum C They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring D7 G We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing. G We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' D7 G There wasn't as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
D7 G On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. G C Old Hick'ry said we could take 'em by su'prise D7 G If we didn't fire our musket till we looked 'em in the eyes C We held our fire till we see'd their faces well D7 G Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... Well - G We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' D7 G There wasn't as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
D7 G On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. G Yeah! they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles D7 G And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
D7 G On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. G C We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down D7 G So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round C We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind D7 G And when we touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind. G We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' D7 G There wasn't as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
D7 G On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. G Yeah! they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles D7 G And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
D7 G On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
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