Ben Franklin Chords by Fess Parker
Tempo:
60.825 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Eb
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] You've heard [G] about the [D] fighting man and many a [A] pioneer,
[G] but there's [D] another kind of hero [G] that we ought [D] to hear.
[G]
Old Ben [D] Franklin was a [A] backwoods sage who helped [D] to shape this land.
[G] Old [A] Ben Franklin [D] [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
And Franklin [D] couldn't ride a horse and he couldn't [A] shoot a gun,
[G] but it would [D] take a mighty long [E] time to tell the [A] things he's done.
[G] He wrote for [D] Richard [Em] Dolmanack and when he flew that kite
[G] on the [D] world of science [C] he threw a [D] brand new light, [C] yes he threw a [D] brand new light.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] was a backwoods sage [Em] who helped to shape [D] this land.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
He helped [D] unite the colonies in the war [A] against the French,
[G] then he went [D] off to England, [E] threw them a [A] monkey ring.
[G] He spoke his [D] piece and told them [B] our nation [Em] had a right
[G] to freedom [D] from oppression [C] and made them [D] see the light, [C] yes he made them [D] see the light.
[Eb] He was a quiet man but one who [Bb] made his mark,
[Ab] and when he went [Eb] up politicking [F] he showed that [Bb] man his part.
[Ab] He made this [Eb] country what it [C] is and he was [Fm] there that day
[Eb] to sign the Constitution [Db] of the [Eb] USA, [Db] yes of the [Eb] USA.
[Ab] Old [Eb] Ben Franklin was a backwoods sage [D] who helped to shape [Eb] this land.
[Ab] Old Ben Franklin [Eb] was a many-sided man.
[G] but there's [D] another kind of hero [G] that we ought [D] to hear.
[G]
Old Ben [D] Franklin was a [A] backwoods sage who helped [D] to shape this land.
[G] Old [A] Ben Franklin [D] [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
And Franklin [D] couldn't ride a horse and he couldn't [A] shoot a gun,
[G] but it would [D] take a mighty long [E] time to tell the [A] things he's done.
[G] He wrote for [D] Richard [Em] Dolmanack and when he flew that kite
[G] on the [D] world of science [C] he threw a [D] brand new light, [C] yes he threw a [D] brand new light.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] was a backwoods sage [Em] who helped to shape [D] this land.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
He helped [D] unite the colonies in the war [A] against the French,
[G] then he went [D] off to England, [E] threw them a [A] monkey ring.
[G] He spoke his [D] piece and told them [B] our nation [Em] had a right
[G] to freedom [D] from oppression [C] and made them [D] see the light, [C] yes he made them [D] see the light.
[Eb] He was a quiet man but one who [Bb] made his mark,
[Ab] and when he went [Eb] up politicking [F] he showed that [Bb] man his part.
[Ab] He made this [Eb] country what it [C] is and he was [Fm] there that day
[Eb] to sign the Constitution [Db] of the [Eb] USA, [Db] yes of the [Eb] USA.
[Ab] Old [Eb] Ben Franklin was a backwoods sage [D] who helped to shape [Eb] this land.
[Ab] Old Ben Franklin [Eb] was a many-sided man.
Key:
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[D] You've heard [G] about the [D] fighting man and many a [A] pioneer,
[G] but there's [D] another kind of hero [G] that we ought [D] to hear.
[G]
Old Ben [D] Franklin was a [A] backwoods sage who helped [D] to shape this land.
[G] Old [A] Ben Franklin [D] _ [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
And Franklin [D] couldn't ride a horse and he couldn't [A] shoot a gun,
[G] but it would [D] take a mighty long [E] time to tell the [A] things he's done.
[G] He wrote for [D] Richard [Em] Dolmanack and when he flew that kite
[G] on the [D] world of science [C] he threw a [D] brand new light, [C] yes he threw a [D] brand new light.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] was a backwoods sage [Em] who helped to shape [D] this land.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] _ [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
He helped [D] unite the colonies in the war [A] against the French,
[G] then he went [D] off to England, [E] threw them a [A] monkey ring.
[G] He spoke his [D] piece and told them [B] our nation [Em] had a right
[G] to freedom [D] from oppression [C] and made them [D] see the light, [C] yes he made them [D] see the light.
[Eb] He was a quiet man but one who [Bb] made his mark,
[Ab] and when he went [Eb] up politicking [F] he showed that [Bb] man his part.
[Ab] He made this [Eb] country what it [C] is and he was [Fm] there that day
[Eb] to sign the Constitution [Db] of the [Eb] USA, [Db] yes of the [Eb] USA.
[Ab] Old [Eb] Ben Franklin was a backwoods sage [D] who helped to shape [Eb] this land.
[Ab] Old Ben Franklin [Eb] _ was a many-sided man.
[G] but there's [D] another kind of hero [G] that we ought [D] to hear.
[G]
Old Ben [D] Franklin was a [A] backwoods sage who helped [D] to shape this land.
[G] Old [A] Ben Franklin [D] _ [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
And Franklin [D] couldn't ride a horse and he couldn't [A] shoot a gun,
[G] but it would [D] take a mighty long [E] time to tell the [A] things he's done.
[G] He wrote for [D] Richard [Em] Dolmanack and when he flew that kite
[G] on the [D] world of science [C] he threw a [D] brand new light, [C] yes he threw a [D] brand new light.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] was a backwoods sage [Em] who helped to shape [D] this land.
[G] Old Ben Franklin [D] _ [G] was a many-sided [D] man.
He helped [D] unite the colonies in the war [A] against the French,
[G] then he went [D] off to England, [E] threw them a [A] monkey ring.
[G] He spoke his [D] piece and told them [B] our nation [Em] had a right
[G] to freedom [D] from oppression [C] and made them [D] see the light, [C] yes he made them [D] see the light.
[Eb] He was a quiet man but one who [Bb] made his mark,
[Ab] and when he went [Eb] up politicking [F] he showed that [Bb] man his part.
[Ab] He made this [Eb] country what it [C] is and he was [Fm] there that day
[Eb] to sign the Constitution [Db] of the [Eb] USA, [Db] yes of the [Eb] USA.
[Ab] Old [Eb] Ben Franklin was a backwoods sage [D] who helped to shape [Eb] this land.
[Ab] Old Ben Franklin [Eb] _ was a many-sided man.
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