Chords for 8th of January/the Battle of New Orleans
Tempo:
164.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] [F#] [A]
[D] [B] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [F#] [A]
[D] [B] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] [F#] [A]
[D] [B] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [F#] [A]
[D] [B] [A]
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A
D
Bm
B
F#
A
D
Bm
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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
In _ 1814 [D] we took a little trip, [F#] Along McCornell Jackson [A] down to mighty Mississippi.
We took a little bacon [D] there, we took a little beans,
[Bm] And we fought the bloody British [A] in the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Oh, Hickory said we [B] could take them by surprise, If we didn't fire them muskets [A] till we looked them in the eyes.
We held our fire till [B] we seen their faces well, And we opened up our scriddle [A] guns and really gave them hell.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco. _
They [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
ran through the briers [D] and they ran through the brambles, [Bm] And they ran through the bushes [A] where the rabbits couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds [Bm] couldn't catch them on, Down to Mississippi to [A] the Gulf of Inseco.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco.
We [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
fired our cannons till the barrel [Bm] met the town, We grabbed an alligator and [A] we fought another round.
We stuck his head with [D] cannonballs and pelted his behind, [Bm] And when we shot the fire [A] off the gator lost his mind.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
In _ 1814 [D] we took a little trip, [F#] Along McCornell Jackson [A] down to mighty Mississippi.
We took a little bacon [D] there, we took a little beans,
[Bm] And we fought the bloody British [A] in the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Oh, Hickory said we [B] could take them by surprise, If we didn't fire them muskets [A] till we looked them in the eyes.
We held our fire till [B] we seen their faces well, And we opened up our scriddle [A] guns and really gave them hell.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco. _
They [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
ran through the briers [D] and they ran through the brambles, [Bm] And they ran through the bushes [A] where the rabbits couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds [Bm] couldn't catch them on, Down to Mississippi to [A] the Gulf of Inseco.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco.
We [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
fired our cannons till the barrel [Bm] met the town, We grabbed an alligator and [A] we fought another round.
We stuck his head with [D] cannonballs and pelted his behind, [Bm] And when we shot the fire [A] off the gator lost his mind.
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin', There wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began a-runnin', Down to Mississippi to the Gulf of Inseco. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _