Sink The Bismarck Chords by Johnny Horton
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
May of 1941, [Bb] the war had [Eb] just begun.
[Ab] The Germans had the biggest [Eb] ship that had the biggest guns.
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea.
On her decks were guns as big as [Bb] stairs and shells [Eb] as big as trees.
Out of the cold and foggy [Bb] night came the British [Eb] ship, the Hood.
[Ab] And every British seaman, [Eb] he knew and understood,
they had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea.
Stop those guns as big as stairs and those shells as big as trees.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
So when we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
[Bb] [Eb]
The Hood found the [Bb] Bismarck and on that [Eb] fatal day,
[Ab] the Bismarck started firing [Eb] 15 miles away.
We've got to sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound.
But when the smoke had cleared [Bb] away, the mighty [Eb] Hood went down.
For six long days and weary [Bb] nights, they tried to find her [Eb] trail.
[Ab] Churchill told the [Eb] people, put in for ship or sail,
for somewhere on that ocean, I know she's got to be.
We've got to sink the [Bb] Bismarck to the bottom [Eb] of the sea.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
When we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
[Ab] [Eb]
The fog was gone the seventh day [Bb] and they saw the [Eb] morning sun.
[Ab] Ten hours away from homeland, [Eb] the Bismarck made its run.
The Admiral of the British fleet said, turn those bows around.
He found that German battleship [Bb] and we're going to cut [Eb] her down.
The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast.
[Ab] The first shell hit the [Eb]
Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last.
That mighty German battleship is just a memory.
Sink the Bismarck was the battle [Bb] cry, they saw the [Eb] seventh seas.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and we've got to cut her down.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone [Ab] us.
We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
We found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
May of 1941, [Bb] the war had [Eb] just begun.
[Ab] The Germans had the biggest [Eb] ship that had the biggest guns.
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea.
On her decks were guns as big as [Bb] stairs and shells [Eb] as big as trees.
Out of the cold and foggy [Bb] night came the British [Eb] ship, the Hood.
[Ab] And every British seaman, [Eb] he knew and understood,
they had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea.
Stop those guns as big as stairs and those shells as big as trees.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
So when we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
[Bb] [Eb]
The Hood found the [Bb] Bismarck and on that [Eb] fatal day,
[Ab] the Bismarck started firing [Eb] 15 miles away.
We've got to sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound.
But when the smoke had cleared [Bb] away, the mighty [Eb] Hood went down.
For six long days and weary [Bb] nights, they tried to find her [Eb] trail.
[Ab] Churchill told the [Eb] people, put in for ship or sail,
for somewhere on that ocean, I know she's got to be.
We've got to sink the [Bb] Bismarck to the bottom [Eb] of the sea.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
When we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
[Ab] [Eb]
The fog was gone the seventh day [Bb] and they saw the [Eb] morning sun.
[Ab] Ten hours away from homeland, [Eb] the Bismarck made its run.
The Admiral of the British fleet said, turn those bows around.
He found that German battleship [Bb] and we're going to cut [Eb] her down.
The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast.
[Ab] The first shell hit the [Eb]
Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last.
That mighty German battleship is just a memory.
Sink the Bismarck was the battle [Bb] cry, they saw the [Eb] seventh seas.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and we've got to cut her down.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone [Ab] us.
We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
We found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down.
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
May of 1941, [Bb] the war had [Eb] just begun.
[Ab] The Germans had the biggest [Eb] ship that had the biggest guns.
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea.
On her decks were guns as big as [Bb] stairs and shells [Eb] as big as trees.
Out of the cold and foggy [Bb] night came the British [Eb] ship, the Hood.
[Ab] And every British seaman, [Eb] he knew and understood,
they had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea.
Stop those guns as big as stairs and those shells as big as trees.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
So when we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
The Hood found the [Bb] Bismarck and on that [Eb] fatal day,
[Ab] the Bismarck started firing [Eb] 15 miles away.
We've got to sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound.
But when the smoke had cleared [Bb] away, the mighty [Eb] Hood went down.
For six long days and weary [Bb] nights, they tried to find her [Eb] trail.
[Ab] Churchill told the [Eb] people, put in for ship or sail,
for somewhere on that ocean, I know she's got to be.
We've got to sink the [Bb] Bismarck to the bottom [Eb] of the sea.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
When we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
The fog was gone the seventh day [Bb] and they saw the [Eb] morning sun.
[Ab] Ten hours away from homeland, [Eb] the Bismarck made its run.
The Admiral of the British fleet said, turn those bows around.
He found that German battleship [Bb] and we're going to cut [Eb] her down.
_ _ _ The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast.
[Ab] The first shell hit the [Eb]
Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last.
That mighty German battleship is just a memory.
Sink the Bismarck was the battle [Bb] cry, they saw the [Eb] seventh seas.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and we've got to cut her down.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone [Ab] us.
We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
We found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down. _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
May of 1941, [Bb] the war had [Eb] just begun.
[Ab] The Germans had the biggest [Eb] ship that had the biggest guns.
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea.
On her decks were guns as big as [Bb] stairs and shells [Eb] as big as trees.
Out of the cold and foggy [Bb] night came the British [Eb] ship, the Hood.
[Ab] And every British seaman, [Eb] he knew and understood,
they had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea.
Stop those guns as big as stairs and those shells as big as trees.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
So when we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
The Hood found the [Bb] Bismarck and on that [Eb] fatal day,
[Ab] the Bismarck started firing [Eb] 15 miles away.
We've got to sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound.
But when the smoke had cleared [Bb] away, the mighty [Eb] Hood went down.
For six long days and weary [Bb] nights, they tried to find her [Eb] trail.
[Ab] Churchill told the [Eb] people, put in for ship or sail,
for somewhere on that ocean, I know she's got to be.
We've got to sink the [Bb] Bismarck to the bottom [Eb] of the sea.
They find that German battleship that's making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] He hit the decks a-running [Eb] for us, he spin those guns around.
When we find the Bismarck, we've got to cut her down.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
The fog was gone the seventh day [Bb] and they saw the [Eb] morning sun.
[Ab] Ten hours away from homeland, [Eb] the Bismarck made its run.
The Admiral of the British fleet said, turn those bows around.
He found that German battleship [Bb] and we're going to cut [Eb] her down.
_ _ _ The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast.
[Ab] The first shell hit the [Eb]
Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last.
That mighty German battleship is just a memory.
Sink the Bismarck was the battle [Bb] cry, they saw the [Eb] seventh seas.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone us.
[Ab] We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and we've got to cut her down.
We found that German battleship was making such a fuss.
We've got to sink the Bismarck or else the world it can zone [Ab] us.
We hit the deck a-running and we [Eb] spun those guns around.
We found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down. _ _ _ _ _
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