Chords for 1st RECORDING OF: Battle Of New Orleans - Jimmie Driftwood (1957 version)
Tempo:
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Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
Well, in [C] 1814 we took a little [D] trip along with Colonel [G] Jackson down the mighty Mississippi.
[C] little bacon and we took a [D] little beans and we met the bloody British [G] near the
fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
a-walkin' down the street [D] and a-talkin' to a pirate by the name
gave Gene a drink that he brung from [D] Tennessee and the pirate said he'd help us drive [G] the
The French told [C] Andrew you'd better [D] run for a packin' ham's a-comin' with a [G] bullet in his gun.
he was a-gonna whip the [G] britches off of Colonel Packin' Ham.
[C] little bacon and we took a [D] little beans and we met the bloody British [G] near the
fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
a-walkin' down the street [D] and a-talkin' to a pirate by the name
gave Gene a drink that he brung from [D] Tennessee and the pirate said he'd help us drive [G] the
The French told [C] Andrew you'd better [D] run for a packin' ham's a-comin' with a [G] bullet in his gun.
he was a-gonna whip the [G] britches off of Colonel Packin' Ham.
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_ _ Well, in _ [C] 1814 we took a little [D] trip along with Colonel [G] Jackson down the mighty Mississippi.
_ We took a [C] little bacon and we took a [D] little beans and we met the bloody British [G] near the
town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, I see [C] Mars Jackson a-walkin' down the street [D] and a-talkin' to a pirate by the name
of [G] Gene LePage.
He gave Gene a drink that he brung from [D] Tennessee and the pirate said he'd help us drive [G] the
British in the sea.
_ The French told [C] Andrew you'd better [D] run for a packin' ham's a-comin' with a [G] bullet in his gun.
Old Hickory said he didn't [D] give a damn, he was a-gonna whip the [G] britches off of Colonel Packin' Ham.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
we looked down the river [C] and we see the British come and there must have been
a hundred of them [G] beatin' on the drum.
They stepped so [C] high and they made their [D] bugles ring while we stood beside our cotton [G] bales
didn't say a thing.
_ Old Hickory [C] said we'd take a bus of [D] prize if we didn't fire a musket and we [G] looked them
in the eyes.
We held [C] our fire till we see their [D] faces well then we opened up our squirrel [G] guns and really
gave them hell.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles and they ran through
the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch them on down the [E] Mississippi to the
Gulf of [G] Mexico.
_ _ Well, we fired our [C] cannon till the barrel melted [D] down so we grabbed an alligator and
[G] we fought another round. _
We filled his head with many [C] balls and powdered his behind and when we touched the powder
off the gator [G] lost his mind.
They lost their [C] pants and their pretty shiny [D] coats and their tails were all a-showin' like
[G] a bunch of illegal.
_ They run down the river [C] with their tongues a-hangin' out [D] and they said they got a lick
in [G] which there wasn't any doubt.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago. _
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, we marched back to [C] town in our dirty ragged [D] pants and we danced all night with
[G] them pretty girls from France. _
We couldn't understand them [C] but they had the sweetest [D] charms and we understood them better
when we [G] got them in our arms.
The guide who [C] brung the British [D] from the sea came a-limpin' into camp just as sick [G] as he could be.
_ He said the dying [C] words of the Colonel [D] Packingham was, you better quit your foolin' with your
[G] cousin Uncle Sam.
Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, we'll march back home but we'll never [D] be content till we make old Hickory the [G] people's president.
_ And every time we [C] think about the bacon and the [D] beans we'll think about the fun we had
way [G] down in New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
_ We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ _ Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles and they ran through
the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch them on down the Mississippi to the
Gulf of Mexico.
_ Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the [D] Mississippi to the Gulf of [G] Mexico.
_ _ _ [N] _
_ We took a [C] little bacon and we took a [D] little beans and we met the bloody British [G] near the
town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, I see [C] Mars Jackson a-walkin' down the street [D] and a-talkin' to a pirate by the name
of [G] Gene LePage.
He gave Gene a drink that he brung from [D] Tennessee and the pirate said he'd help us drive [G] the
British in the sea.
_ The French told [C] Andrew you'd better [D] run for a packin' ham's a-comin' with a [G] bullet in his gun.
Old Hickory said he didn't [D] give a damn, he was a-gonna whip the [G] britches off of Colonel Packin' Ham.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
we looked down the river [C] and we see the British come and there must have been
a hundred of them [G] beatin' on the drum.
They stepped so [C] high and they made their [D] bugles ring while we stood beside our cotton [G] bales
didn't say a thing.
_ Old Hickory [C] said we'd take a bus of [D] prize if we didn't fire a musket and we [G] looked them
in the eyes.
We held [C] our fire till we see their [D] faces well then we opened up our squirrel [G] guns and really
gave them hell.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles and they ran through
the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch them on down the [E] Mississippi to the
Gulf of [G] Mexico.
_ _ Well, we fired our [C] cannon till the barrel melted [D] down so we grabbed an alligator and
[G] we fought another round. _
We filled his head with many [C] balls and powdered his behind and when we touched the powder
off the gator [G] lost his mind.
They lost their [C] pants and their pretty shiny [D] coats and their tails were all a-showin' like
[G] a bunch of illegal.
_ They run down the river [C] with their tongues a-hangin' out [D] and they said they got a lick
in [G] which there wasn't any doubt.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago. _
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, we marched back to [C] town in our dirty ragged [D] pants and we danced all night with
[G] them pretty girls from France. _
We couldn't understand them [C] but they had the sweetest [D] charms and we understood them better
when we [G] got them in our arms.
The guide who [C] brung the British [D] from the sea came a-limpin' into camp just as sick [G] as he could be.
_ He said the dying [C] words of the Colonel [D] Packingham was, you better quit your foolin' with your
[G] cousin Uncle Sam.
Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Well, we'll march back home but we'll never [D] be content till we make old Hickory the [G] people's president.
_ And every time we [C] think about the bacon and the [D] beans we'll think about the fun we had
way [G] down in New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
_ We fired once more and they began to run and on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ _ Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles and they ran through
the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch them on down the Mississippi to the
Gulf of Mexico.
_ Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', but there wasn't nigh as many as there was
a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run and on down the [D] Mississippi to the Gulf of [G] Mexico.
_ _ _ [N] _