Chords for THE BALLAD OF JOHN COULTER by Fess Parker - 1956 Disneyland Record
Tempo:
119.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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#]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Em
C
G
F
[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#] _