Chords for THE BALLAD OF JOHN COULTER by Fess Parker - 1956 Disneyland Record
Tempo:
119.5 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] John Coulter [F] was a trapper, [G] and he knew the [C] ways of game,
[F] for his trapping [G] that he won [C] immortal fame.
He [G] traveled [C] up the Yellowstone [G] and discovered [C]
Coulter's hell,
[D] that my yarn [G] is going to tell.
[C] Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet,
Coulter's courage [Am] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
[C] John Coulter [F] was a trapper, [G] and he knew the [C] ways of game,
[F] for his trapping [G] that he won [C] immortal fame.
He [G] traveled [C] up the Yellowstone [G] and discovered [C]
Coulter's hell,
[D] that my yarn [G] is going to tell.
[C] Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet,
Coulter's courage [Am] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ John Coulter [F] was a trapper, [G] and he knew the [C] ways of game,
But it wasn't [F] for his trapping [G] that he won [C] immortal fame.
He [G] traveled [C] up the Yellowstone [G] and discovered [C]
Coulter's hell,
_ [G] But it isn't of [C] his geysers [D] that my yarn [G] is going to tell.
No, [F] sir.
[C] _ _ Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet, _ _
Coulter's courage [Am] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ _ Now John Coulter [F] heard the Blackfeet [G] claim the land [C] off to the west,
But he said he'd [F] do his trapping, [G] for the trapping [C] it was best.
_ [G] He went and took his [C] share of fur, [G] then started back to Fort [C] Manuel,
_ _ And he [G] didn't get [C] no warning, [F#] till he heard the [G] Blackfeet yell,
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [C] Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet, _
_ Coulter's courage [F] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ [Am] _ _
[A] Well, John Coulter knew the Blackfeet must bleed him unafraid. _
He looked his captor in the eye, a dangerous game he played.
_ The [Am] Blackfoot chief said to his men, _
This prisoner is so brave, we take his clothes and turn him loose,
With a chance his scalp to save.
_ _ Well, they set him [A] loose without his clothes, without [Am] his shoes and gun.
His courage was his only hope, a race for his life to run.
Their fastest runners after him, their lances waving high,
The knowledge pounding in his heart [Em] that he had to win or die.
_ [F] _ [C] _ Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the strong [C] and the fleet, _
Coulter's courage [F] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ _ _ Well, John Coulter ran and ran and he ran and he ran like an antelope in fright,
Straight across the cactus thickets like an arrow in its flight,
Lungs a-bursting with the effort every muscle starts to scream,
Six miles of endless running, _ and suddenly there's a stream, _ _
Dives deep [F] into the water, _ [G] breathing through a hollow [C] reed,
Leaving Blackfoot runners [F] baffled by the [G] wonder of [C] his speed. _ _
[G] John waited till the [C] red men left, [G] then walked back [C] to Fort Manuel,
_ [G] Three hundred miles [C] of barefoot trail, [Em] _
_ said he'd like to rest a spell.
_ [F] _ [C] _
Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet,
_ _ Coulter's [F] courage was in his heart [G] and his speed was [C] in his feet.
[G] And his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [C] _ John Coulter [F] was a trapper, [G] and he knew the [C] ways of game,
But it wasn't [F] for his trapping [G] that he won [C] immortal fame.
He [G] traveled [C] up the Yellowstone [G] and discovered [C]
Coulter's hell,
_ [G] But it isn't of [C] his geysers [D] that my yarn [G] is going to tell.
No, [F] sir.
[C] _ _ Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet, _ _
Coulter's courage [Am] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ _ Now John Coulter [F] heard the Blackfeet [G] claim the land [C] off to the west,
But he said he'd [F] do his trapping, [G] for the trapping [C] it was best.
_ [G] He went and took his [C] share of fur, [G] then started back to Fort [C] Manuel,
_ _ And he [G] didn't get [C] no warning, [F#] till he heard the [G] Blackfeet yell,
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [C] Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet, _
_ Coulter's courage [F] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ [Am] _ _
[A] Well, John Coulter knew the Blackfeet must bleed him unafraid. _
He looked his captor in the eye, a dangerous game he played.
_ The [Am] Blackfoot chief said to his men, _
This prisoner is so brave, we take his clothes and turn him loose,
With a chance his scalp to save.
_ _ Well, they set him [A] loose without his clothes, without [Am] his shoes and gun.
His courage was his only hope, a race for his life to run.
Their fastest runners after him, their lances waving high,
The knowledge pounding in his heart [Em] that he had to win or die.
_ [F] _ [C] _ Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the strong [C] and the fleet, _
Coulter's courage [F] was in his heart [G] and his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ _ _ Well, John Coulter ran and ran and he ran and he ran like an antelope in fright,
Straight across the cactus thickets like an arrow in its flight,
Lungs a-bursting with the effort every muscle starts to scream,
Six miles of endless running, _ and suddenly there's a stream, _ _
Dives deep [F] into the water, _ [G] breathing through a hollow [C] reed,
Leaving Blackfoot runners [F] baffled by the [G] wonder of [C] his speed. _ _
[G] John waited till the [C] red men left, [G] then walked back [C] to Fort Manuel,
_ [G] Three hundred miles [C] of barefoot trail, [Em] _
_ said he'd like to rest a spell.
_ [F] _ [C] _
Sing of the bravest mountain man, [F] sing of the [C] strong and the fleet,
_ _ Coulter's [F] courage was in his heart [G] and his speed was [C] in his feet.
[G] And his speed was in [C] his feet.
_ _ _ [A#] _
