The Ballad Of Davy Crockett Chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tempo:
63.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] Born on [G] a mountain in [D] Tennessee, Greenest [E] state in the [A] land of the [D] free,
Raised in the [G] woods so's he knew every [A] tree, He killed him a bar when [D] he was only three.
David, [G]
[D] Davy [A] Crockett, King of the [D] Wild Frontier.
[Bm] [D]
Fought single [G]-handed through the [D] Injun war, Till the creeks was [E] whipped and the [A] peace was in [D] store,
And while he was a [G]-handlin' this [E] risky [A] chore, Made his self a legend [Dm] [D] forevermore.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the man who [D] don't know fear.
[Bm] [D] When he lost his [G] love, his [D] grief was gall, In his heart [E] he wanted [A] to leave it [D] all,
And lose his [G] self in the [E] forest [A] tall, But he answered instead his [Dm] country's [D] call.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the choice of the [D] whole frontier.
[D] He went off to [G] Congress and [D] served a spell, Fixin' up the [E] government and [A] laws as [D] well,
Took over [G] Washington so [E] I've heard [A] tell, And [N] patched up a crack in the Liberty [C#] Bell.
[D] David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, seein' his [D] duty clear.
When he came [G] home his [D] politic and done, Why the big western march had [A] just [D] begun,
So he packed [G] his gear and his trusty [A] gun, And lit out a grinnin' to father the [D] sun.
David, [G]
[D] Davy Crockett, [A] leadin' the [D] pioneers.
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[D] His land is the biggest, [G] his land [D] is the best, From grassy plains [E] to the mountain [A] crest,
[D] He's ahead of us all [G] and meetin' the [E] test, [A] And a father and his legend right [D] into the west.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the king of the [D] wild frontier.
David, [G] [D] Davy Crockett, [A] king of the wild [D] frontier.
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Raised in the [G] woods so's he knew every [A] tree, He killed him a bar when [D] he was only three.
David, [G]
[D] Davy [A] Crockett, King of the [D] Wild Frontier.
[Bm] [D]
Fought single [G]-handed through the [D] Injun war, Till the creeks was [E] whipped and the [A] peace was in [D] store,
And while he was a [G]-handlin' this [E] risky [A] chore, Made his self a legend [Dm] [D] forevermore.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the man who [D] don't know fear.
[Bm] [D] When he lost his [G] love, his [D] grief was gall, In his heart [E] he wanted [A] to leave it [D] all,
And lose his [G] self in the [E] forest [A] tall, But he answered instead his [Dm] country's [D] call.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the choice of the [D] whole frontier.
[D] He went off to [G] Congress and [D] served a spell, Fixin' up the [E] government and [A] laws as [D] well,
Took over [G] Washington so [E] I've heard [A] tell, And [N] patched up a crack in the Liberty [C#] Bell.
[D] David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, seein' his [D] duty clear.
When he came [G] home his [D] politic and done, Why the big western march had [A] just [D] begun,
So he packed [G] his gear and his trusty [A] gun, And lit out a grinnin' to father the [D] sun.
David, [G]
[D] Davy Crockett, [A] leadin' the [D] pioneers.
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[D] His land is the biggest, [G] his land [D] is the best, From grassy plains [E] to the mountain [A] crest,
[D] He's ahead of us all [G] and meetin' the [E] test, [A] And a father and his legend right [D] into the west.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the king of the [D] wild frontier.
David, [G] [D] Davy Crockett, [A] king of the wild [D] frontier.
[N]
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[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ Born on [G] a mountain in [D] Tennessee, Greenest [E] state in the [A] land of the [D] free,
Raised in the [G] woods so's he knew every [A] tree, He killed him a bar when [D] he was only three.
David, [G]
[D] Davy [A] Crockett, King of the [D] Wild Frontier.
_ [Bm] _ [D]
Fought single [G]-handed through the [D] Injun war, Till the creeks was [E] whipped and the [A] peace was in [D] store,
And while he was a [G]-handlin' this [E] risky [A] chore, Made his self a legend [Dm] [D] forevermore.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the man who [D] don't know fear. _
[Bm] [D] When he lost his [G] love, his [D] grief was gall, In his heart [E] he wanted [A] to leave it [D] all,
And lose his [G] self in the [E] forest [A] tall, But he answered instead his [Dm] country's [D] call.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the choice of the [D] whole frontier.
_ _ [D] He went off to [G] Congress and [D] served a spell, Fixin' up the [E] government and [A] laws as [D] well,
Took over [G] Washington so [E] I've heard [A] tell, And [N] patched up a crack in the Liberty [C#] Bell.
[D] David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, seein' his [D] duty clear.
_ _ When he came [G] home his [D] politic and done, Why the big western march had [A] just [D] begun,
So he packed [G] his gear and his trusty [A] gun, And lit out a grinnin' to father the [D] sun.
David, [G] _
[D] Davy Crockett, [A] leadin' the [D] pioneers.
_ _ [F#m]
[D] His land is the biggest, [G] his land [D] is the best, From grassy plains [E] to the mountain [A] crest,
[D] He's ahead of us all [G] and meetin' the [E] test, [A] And a father and his legend right [D] into the west.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the king of the [D] wild frontier. _
David, [G] [D] Davy Crockett, [A] king of the wild _ [D] frontier. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Raised in the [G] woods so's he knew every [A] tree, He killed him a bar when [D] he was only three.
David, [G]
[D] Davy [A] Crockett, King of the [D] Wild Frontier.
_ [Bm] _ [D]
Fought single [G]-handed through the [D] Injun war, Till the creeks was [E] whipped and the [A] peace was in [D] store,
And while he was a [G]-handlin' this [E] risky [A] chore, Made his self a legend [Dm] [D] forevermore.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the man who [D] don't know fear. _
[Bm] [D] When he lost his [G] love, his [D] grief was gall, In his heart [E] he wanted [A] to leave it [D] all,
And lose his [G] self in the [E] forest [A] tall, But he answered instead his [Dm] country's [D] call.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the choice of the [D] whole frontier.
_ _ [D] He went off to [G] Congress and [D] served a spell, Fixin' up the [E] government and [A] laws as [D] well,
Took over [G] Washington so [E] I've heard [A] tell, And [N] patched up a crack in the Liberty [C#] Bell.
[D] David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, seein' his [D] duty clear.
_ _ When he came [G] home his [D] politic and done, Why the big western march had [A] just [D] begun,
So he packed [G] his gear and his trusty [A] gun, And lit out a grinnin' to father the [D] sun.
David, [G] _
[D] Davy Crockett, [A] leadin' the [D] pioneers.
_ _ [F#m]
[D] His land is the biggest, [G] his land [D] is the best, From grassy plains [E] to the mountain [A] crest,
[D] He's ahead of us all [G] and meetin' the [E] test, [A] And a father and his legend right [D] into the west.
David, [G] [D] Davy [A] Crockett, the king of the [D] wild frontier. _
David, [G] [D] Davy Crockett, [A] king of the wild _ [D] frontier. _ _ _ _
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