Chords for The War of 1812 Canadian Edition
Tempo:
122.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, come back proud Canadians, to [A] before you [E] had TV.
[Gm] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
Oh my God!
[E] [D] In 1812, Madison was [A] mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British where they ought to go.
He [D] thought he'd invade Canada, [A] he thought that he was tough.
Instead we went [Dm] to Washington.
[A] And burned down [D] all his stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [E] president ran and cried.
It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, [G] wah, in the War [D] of 1812.
Passed millbillies from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they [A] returned home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] loved, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo.
Right, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and gloat about the War of 1812.
And the White [G] House burned, burned, burned, [D] and we're the ones that did it.
[D] It burned, burned, burned, while the president ran [A] and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were [A] very historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah, [G] in the War of [D] 1812.
In 1812, we [A] were just sitting around, mining our own business.
[D] Putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down to Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
When they ran through the snow, when they ran through the forest.
They ran through the [D] bushes where the beavers wouldn't go.
[A] They ran so fast they forgot to take their culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
So, if you go to Washington,
[A] It's buildings clean and nice.
[G] Bring a pack of matches.
And [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, burned.
But [D] the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, burned.
[D] It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them mad.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham.
[Am]
[G] End the war.
[A] Hey, hey.
[D] Wham.
[N]
[Gm] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
Oh my God!
[E] [D] In 1812, Madison was [A] mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British where they ought to go.
He [D] thought he'd invade Canada, [A] he thought that he was tough.
Instead we went [Dm] to Washington.
[A] And burned down [D] all his stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [E] president ran and cried.
It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, [G] wah, in the War [D] of 1812.
Passed millbillies from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they [A] returned home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] loved, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo.
Right, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and gloat about the War of 1812.
And the White [G] House burned, burned, burned, [D] and we're the ones that did it.
[D] It burned, burned, burned, while the president ran [A] and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were [A] very historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah, [G] in the War of [D] 1812.
In 1812, we [A] were just sitting around, mining our own business.
[D] Putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down to Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
When they ran through the snow, when they ran through the forest.
They ran through the [D] bushes where the beavers wouldn't go.
[A] They ran so fast they forgot to take their culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
So, if you go to Washington,
[A] It's buildings clean and nice.
[G] Bring a pack of matches.
And [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, burned.
But [D] the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, burned.
[D] It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them mad.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham.
[Am]
[G] End the war.
[A] Hey, hey.
[D] Wham.
[N]
Key:
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_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ come back proud Canadians, to [A] before you [E] had TV.
_ [Gm] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
Oh my God!
[E] _ [D] In _ 1812, Madison was [A] mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British where they ought to go.
He [D] thought he'd invade Canada, [A] he thought that he was tough.
_ Instead we went [Dm] to Washington. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ And burned down [D] all his stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [E] president ran and cried.
It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, [G] wah, in the War [D] of 1812. _ _ _ _ _ _
Passed millbillies from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they [A] returned home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] loved, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo.
Right, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and gloat about the War of 1812.
And the White [G] House burned, burned, burned, [D] and we're the ones that did it.
[D] It burned, burned, burned, while the president ran [A] and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were [A] very historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah, [G] in the War of [D] 1812. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In 1812, we [A] were just sitting around, mining our own business.
[D] Putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down to Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
When they ran through the snow, when they ran through the forest.
They ran through the [D] bushes where the beavers wouldn't go.
[A] They ran so fast they forgot to take their culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, _ _ woah, woah.
So, _ _ _ _ if you go to Washington,
_ _ [A] It's buildings clean and nice.
[G] _ Bring a pack of matches.
And [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, burned.
But [D] the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, burned.
[D] It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them mad.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] End the war. _ _ _
[A] _ Hey, _ hey.
[D] Wham.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] No hockey night in Canada, [D] there was no [A] CBC.
Oh my God!
[E] _ [D] In _ 1812, Madison was [A] mad, he was the president you know.
[G] Well he thought he'd tell the British where they ought to go.
He [D] thought he'd invade Canada, [A] he thought that he was tough.
_ Instead we went [Dm] to Washington. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ And burned down [D] all his stuff, and the White House burned, burned, burned.
And we're the ones that did it.
It burned, burned, burned, while the [E] president ran and cried.
It burned, burned, [D] burned, and things were very [A] historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, [G] wah, in the War [D] of 1812. _ _ _ _ _ _
Passed millbillies from Kentucky, [A] dressed in green and red.
[D] Left home to fight in Canada, but they [A] returned home dead.
[D] It's the only war the Yankees [A] loved, except for Vietnam.
[D] And also the Alamo.
Right, and the [A] Bay of Ham.
[D] The loser was America, [A] the winner was ourselves.
[D] So join right in and gloat about the War of 1812.
And the White [G] House burned, burned, burned, [D] and we're the ones that did it.
[D] It burned, burned, burned, while the president ran [A] and cried.
[G] It burned, burned, burned, [D] and things were [A] very historical.
And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies, wah, wah, wah, [G] in the War of [D] 1812. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In 1812, we [A] were just sitting around, mining our own business.
[D] Putting crops into the ground.
We heard the soldiers coming, and [A] we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground.
Oh, we fired our guns, but the Yankees kept it coming.
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and the Yankees started running.
Down to Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
When they ran through the snow, when they ran through the forest.
They ran through the [D] bushes where the beavers wouldn't go.
[A] They ran so fast they forgot to take their culture.
Back to [D] America in Gulf and Texaco.
Woah, woah, woah, woah, _ _ woah, woah.
So, _ _ _ _ if you go to Washington,
_ _ [A] It's buildings clean and nice.
[G] _ Bring a pack of matches.
And [D] we'll burn the White House twice.
[G] And the White House burned, burned, burned.
But [D] the Americans won't admit [G] it.
It burned, burned, burned.
[D] It burned [A] and burned and burned.
[G] It burned, burned, [D] burned.
Now that that made them mad.
[A] And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies.
Wham, wham, wham. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] End the war. _ _ _
[A] _ Hey, _ hey.
[D] Wham.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _