Misc Cartoons – Schoolhouse Rock - The Shot Heard Round The World (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. The British are coming! The British are coming! [Verse 1]
          A            D
Now, the ride of Paul Revere

         G            C
Set the nation on its ear

         A          F#m                     C#m  D  E
And the shot at Lexington heard 'round the world

           A                   D
When the British fired in the early dawn

     G                  C
The War of Independence had begun

     F                G             A    D  E
The die was cast, the rebel flag unfurled

    A               D
And on to Concord marched the foe

     G                 C
To seize the arsenal there you know

A             F#m           C#m  D  E
Waking folks searching all around

           A                    D
Until our militia stopped them in their tracks

         G                  C
At the old North Bridge we turned them back

      F                    G              A   D  E
And chased those Redcoats back to Boston town
[Chorus 1]
          C                    Bb
And the shot heard 'round the world

          Eb            F
Was the start of the Revolution

       Eb           Dm            G
The Minutemen were ready, on the move

 Ab                    Eb
Take your powder, and take your gun

  Bb               Cm
Report to General Washington

F                   Eb             E
Hurry men, there's not an hour to lose!
[Verse 2]
         A             D
Now, at famous Bunker Hill

      G                       C
Even though we lost, it was quite a thrill

      A             F#m                  C#m  D  E
The rebel Colonel Prescott proved he was wise

    A                     D
Outnumbered and low on ammunition

G                            C
As the British stormed his position

          F                      G                       A       D E
He said, "Hold your fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"

                A                     D
And though the next few years were rough

         G                      C
General Washington's men proved they were tough

       A              F#m              C#m  D E
Those hungry, ragged boys would not be beat

     A                       D
One night they crossed the Delaware

   G                   C
Surprised the Hessians in their lair

        F                   G                    A   D E
And at Valley Forge they just bundled up their feet!
[Chorus 2]
          C                    Bb
And the shot heard 'round the world

          Eb            F
Was the start of the Revolution

       Eb           Dm            G
The Minutemen were ready, on the move

 Ab                    Eb
Take your blanket, and take your son

  Bb               Cm
Report to General Washington

F                   Eb             E
We've got our rights and now it's time to prove
[Verse 3]
            A                  D
Well, they showed such determination

          G           C
That they won the admiration

     A                  F#m                 C#m   D E
Of countries across the sea like France and Spain

     A                   D
Who loaned the colonies ships and guns

    G               C
And put the British on the run

     F                  G            A     D E
And the Continental Army on its feet again

    A                     D
And though they lost some battles too

    G                       C
The Americans swore they'd see it through

       A                 F#m          C#m  D E
Their raiding parties kept up, hit and run

    A                          D
At Yorktown the British could not retreat

        G                  C
Bottled up by Washington and the French Fleet

     F                      G             A   D E
Cornwallis surrendered and finally we had won!
[Chorus 3]
          C                    Bb
And the shot heard 'round the world

          Eb            F
To the end of the Revolution

       Eb           Dm           G
The continental rabble took the day

        Ab              Eb
And the father of our country

         Bb                Cm
Beat the British there at Yorktown

             F                 G              A
And brought freedom to you and me and the U.S.A.!

          E                     A
God bless America, let freedom ring!