Chords for Ballad of David Crockett

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[Bb] _ [Eb] Born on a mountaintop in _ Tennessee, _ Greenest state [Fm] in the land [Bb] of the free,
[Eb] Raised in the woods [Ab] so's he knew every [F] tree, [Bb] Killed him a bar when he [Eb] was only three,
_ _ _ Davy, [Ab] _ [Eb]
Davy Crockett, [Bb] King of the Wild [Eb] _ Frontier.
_ In _ [Ab] 1813 the treaks [Eb] up rose, Adding red skin arrows to [F] the country's [Bb] woes,
[Eb] The Injun fighting [Ab] is something he [F] knows, [Bb] So he shoulders his rifle and off [Eb] he goes.
_ Davy, [Ab] _
[Eb] Davy Crockett, [Bb] the man who don't [Eb] know fear.
_ Off through the woods [Ab] he's marching [Eb] along, Making up yarns [F] and a-singing [Bb] a song,
[Eb] Itching for a-fighting [Ab] and a-righting [F] a wrong, [Bb] He's ringy as a bar and twice [Eb] as strong.
_ _ _ Davy, Davy Crockett, the [Bb] buckskin _ [Eb] _ _
buccaneer.
_ Andy Jackson [Ab] is our [Eb] general's name, His regular soldiers will [F] put [Bb] to shame,
[Eb] Them red-skin [Ab] varmints us [F] volunteers will tame, [Bb] Cause we got the guns with the sure [Eb]-fire aim.
_ _ Davy, [Ab] _
Davy [Eb] Crockett, [Bb] the champion [Eb] of us all.
_ Headed back to war [Ab] from the old [Eb] home place, But Redstick was leading [F] a [Bb] merry chase,
[Eb] Fighting and a-burning at [Ab] a devil's [F] pace, [Bb] South through the swamps on the [Eb] Florida Trace.
_ _ _ _ Davy, Davy Crockett, [Bb] cracking the [Eb] Redskins down.
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_ _ Watt single-handed [Ab] through the Injun [Eb] war, Till the creeks was whipped [F] and peace [Bb] was in store,
[Eb] And while he was handling [Ab] this [F] risky chore, [Bb] Made himself a legend _ _
[Eb] forevermore.
_ _ Davy, _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] king of the wild [Eb] frontier.
_ He'd give his word [Ab] and he'd give [Eb] his hand, That his Injun [F] friends could keep [Bb] their land,
[Eb] And the rest of his life [Ab] he took [F] the stand, [Bb] That justice was due every [Eb] Redskin band.
_ Davy, _ _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] holding his promise [Eb] _
dear.
Home for the winter [Ab] with his [Eb] family, _ Happy as squirrels in [F] the [Bb] old gum tree,
[Eb] _ Being the pappy [Ab] that he wanted to [F] be, [Bb] Close to his boys as the [Eb] pod and the pea.
_ _ _ Davy, Davy [Bb] Crockett, holding his [Eb] young uns dear.
But the ice went [Ab] out and the warm [Eb] winds came, And the melting snow [F] showed tracks [Bb] of gain,
[Eb] And the flowers of spring [Ab] filled the woods [F] with flame, [Bb] And all of a sudden life got [Eb] too tame.
_ Davy, _ _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] heading on west [Eb] _
again.
_ Off through the woods [Ab] we're riding [Eb] along, Making up [F] yarns and singing [Bb] a song.
[Eb] He's ringy as a bar [Ab] and twice [F] as strong, [Bb] And knows he's right cause he ain't [Eb] often wrong.
_ _ Davy, _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] the man who don't [Eb] know fear.
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_ Looking for a place where [Ab] the air smells [Eb] clean, Where the trees is tall and [F] the [Bb] grass is green,
[Eb] Where the fish is fat [Ab] in an untouched [Fm] stream, [Bb] And the team in woods is a [Eb] hunter's dream.
_ _ Davy, _ _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] looking for [Eb] paradise. _
_ Now he'd lost his love [Ab] and his grief was [Eb] gone,
_ In his heart he [Cm] wanted _ [A] to leave it [Bb] all,
_ _ And [Eb] lose _ _ _ in [Ab] the forest [F] _ tall.
_ _ [Bb] But he answered instead to his [Eb] country's call,
_ _ Davy, [Ab] _ [Eb] Davy Crockett, [Bb] beginning his [Eb] campaign.
_ _ Needing his help, [Ab] they didn't [Eb] vote blind, They put in Davy [F] cause he was [Bb] their kind.
[Eb] Sent up to Nashville [Ab] the best [F] they could [Bb] find, A fighting spirit and a thinking [Eb] mind. _ _ _
[Ab] Davy, [Eb] Davy Crockett, [Bb] choice of the whole [Eb] frontier.
_ The votes were counted [Ab] and he won [Eb] hands down, So they sent him off to [F] Washington [Bb] town.
[Eb] With his best dressed suit [Ab] still his [F] buckskin round, [Bb] A living legend of growing [Eb] renown.
_ _ Davy, _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] became great _
[Eb] congressman.
_ He went out to [Ab] congress and served a [Eb] spell, Fixing up the government [F] and laws [Bb] as [Eb] well.
Took over [Ab] Washington so he [F] heard bells, [Bb] And matched up the crack in the liberty [Eb] bell.
_ _ Davy, _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] seeing his duty [Eb] _
clear.
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_ _ Him and his jokes [Ab] traveled all [Eb] through the land, And his speeches made him [F] friends to beat [Bb] the band.
[Eb] His politicking [Ab] was their favorite brand, [Bb] And everyone wanted to shake [Eb] his hand.
_ _ Davy, [Ab] _
[Eb] Davy Crockett, [Bb] helping his legend [Eb] grow.
_ He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell, Loved his hopes for the White [F] House and [Bb] fame as well.
[Eb] But he spoke out strong [Ab] so history [F] books tell, [Bb] And patched up the crack in the [Eb] liberty bell.
_ _ _ Davy, Davy Crockett, [Bb] seeing his duty [Eb] _ clear.
When he come home [Ab] his [Eb] politicking done, The western march had [F] just [Bb] begun.
[Eb] So he packed his gear [Ab] and his [F] trusty gun, [Bb] And lit out a grinning to follow [Eb] the sun.
_ _ Davy, _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] leading the [Eb] pioneers. _ _
He heard of [Ab] Houston and Austin and [Eb] so, To the Texas plains [F] he just [Bb] had to go.
[Eb] For freedom was fighting [Ab] another [F] foe, [Bb] And they needed him at the [Eb] Alamo. _ _
_ Davy, _ Davy Crockett, [Bb] the man who [Eb] don't know _ fear. _
His land is _ biggest and [Ab] his land is [Eb] _ best.
_ From _ [Gm] grassy [Cm] _
plains _ to [F] the mountain _
[Bb] crest, _ _ _ [Eb] He's ahead of us _ all.
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[Bb] _ Following his legend into [Eb] the west, _ _ _ Davy, Davy Crockett, [Bb] king of the wild [Eb] frontier. _ _
_ _ _ Davy, [Ab] _ [Eb] Davy Crockett, [Bb] _ king of the wild _ _ [Eb] frontier. _ _ _ _
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Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, _ _ Greenest state [Fm] in the land [Bb] of the breeze.
[Eb] Raised in the woods [Ab] so he knew every [F] tree, [Bb] Killed him a bar when he was [Eb] only three.
_ _ Davy, [Ab] _ [Eb] Davy Crockett, [Bb] king of the wild [Eb] frontier. _ _
_ _ In [Ab] 1813 the freaks up [Eb] rose, Adding red skin arrows to [F] the [Bb] country's