Chords for Johnny Horton "The Battle Of New Orleans" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Tempo:
92.925 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [B] [A]
[E] [A] In 1814 we took a little [E] trip along with Colonel [F] Jackson down to mighty Mississippi.
bacon and we took a little [E] beans and we caught the [A] bloody British in
our guns and the British gave us guns.
once more and they began to run it down [E] to Mississippi.
[A] We looked down a river and we see the British [E] come and they must have been a [A] hundred of
We must decide [A] our country fails us.
We fired once more and they began to run it down to Mississippi.
[E] [A] In 1814 we took a little [E] trip along with Colonel [F] Jackson down to mighty Mississippi.
bacon and we took a little [E] beans and we caught the [A] bloody British in
our guns and the British gave us guns.
once more and they began to run it down [E] to Mississippi.
[A] We looked down a river and we see the British [E] come and they must have been a [A] hundred of
We must decide [A] our country fails us.
We fired once more and they began to run it down to Mississippi.
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[F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ In 1814 we took a little [E] trip along with Colonel [F] Jackson down to mighty Mississippi.
[Dm] We took a little bacon and we took a little [E] beans and we caught the [A] bloody British in
a town in New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British gave us guns.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run it down [E] to Mississippi.
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_ _ [A] We looked down a river and we see the British [E] come and they must have been a [A] hundred of
them beating on a [Dm] drum.
We stepped to the eye and they made the decision.
[E]
We must decide [A] our country fails us. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We fired once more and they began to run it down to Mississippi.
[D#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Old [Dm] Hickory said we could take them by surprise [E] if we didn't [A] fire muskets till we looked them
in the eye.
We held our fire [Dm] till we see [E] the faces well.
Then we opened up the [A] squirrel guns and really gave them well.
[E] We fired our guns and _ _ [B] not many as there was a [A] while.
We fired once more and they began to run it down to Mississippi. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ And they ran through the browers and they ran through the brambles and they ran through
the bushes where a rabbit couldn't do.
When Snow said sit down we didn't get him.
Down to Mississippi and then up to Mexico. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We [C] fired our cannon till the [E] barrel melted down.
So we grabbed an alligator and we pulled another round.
We filled his head with [Dm] cannonballs and powdered his [E] behind.
And when we touched the powder off the [A] gator lost his mind.
But an arsonist's _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ mind was sworn to saving.
_ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _
[D#] _ [A] And they ran through the browers _ and they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't do.
And Snow said sit down we didn't get him.
Down to Mississippi and then up to [C#] Mexico. _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ In 1814 we took a little [E] trip along with Colonel [F] Jackson down to mighty Mississippi.
[Dm] We took a little bacon and we took a little [E] beans and we caught the [A] bloody British in
a town in New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British gave us guns.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to run it down [E] to Mississippi.
_ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A] We looked down a river and we see the British [E] come and they must have been a [A] hundred of
them beating on a [Dm] drum.
We stepped to the eye and they made the decision.
[E]
We must decide [A] our country fails us. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We fired once more and they began to run it down to Mississippi.
[D#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Old [Dm] Hickory said we could take them by surprise [E] if we didn't [A] fire muskets till we looked them
in the eye.
We held our fire [Dm] till we see [E] the faces well.
Then we opened up the [A] squirrel guns and really gave them well.
[E] We fired our guns and _ _ [B] not many as there was a [A] while.
We fired once more and they began to run it down to Mississippi. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ And they ran through the browers and they ran through the brambles and they ran through
the bushes where a rabbit couldn't do.
When Snow said sit down we didn't get him.
Down to Mississippi and then up to Mexico. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We [C] fired our cannon till the [E] barrel melted down.
So we grabbed an alligator and we pulled another round.
We filled his head with [Dm] cannonballs and powdered his [E] behind.
And when we touched the powder off the [A] gator lost his mind.
But an arsonist's _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ mind was sworn to saving.
_ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _
[D#] _ [A] And they ran through the browers _ and they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't do.
And Snow said sit down we didn't get him.
Down to Mississippi and then up to [C#] Mexico. _ _ _ _ _
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