------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Xaxu Tuning:Standard I found this a long time ago but when i tried to look for again it was gone. I take no credit for this tab. I am simply bringing it here for everyone else. You can either play the chords above the staff or fingerpick the song. I put the lyrics underneath the staff so to show how slow to play it. Intro e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--5-------------------5--5--5--------5--------------------------------------------| G|----6---------4--6--7---------6--4/6---6--4--------2------------------------------| D|------7--7--7-------------------------------7--2/4---4--2--------2----------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------5--2/4---4--2--0--2--0--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1st Verse A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) In Eighteen-Fourteen we took a little trip E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip' A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)We took a little bacon and we took a little beans E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. Chorus 1 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired once more and they began to runnin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico 2nd Verse A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)looked down the river and we seen the British come E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum A (x02220@1) DThey (xx0232@1)stepped so high and they made their bugles ring E (022100@1) AWe (x02220@1)stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing Chorus 1 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired once more and they began to runnin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico 3rd Verse A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A (x02220@1) DOl (xx0232@1)Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise ' E (022100@1) AIf (x02220@1)we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eyes A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)held our fire till we seen their faces well E (022100@1) AThen, (x02220@1)we opened our squirrel guns and really gave 'em....well we, Chorus 1 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired once more and they began to runnin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico Chorus 2 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A (x02220@1) AYeah, (x02220@1)they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go A (x02220@1) AThey (x02220@1)ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) AOn (x02220@1)down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico 4th Verse A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down E (022100@1) ASo (x02220@1)we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)when we set the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind. Chorus 1 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)We fired once more and they began to runnin' A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico Chorus 2 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A (x02220@1) AYeah, (x02220@1)they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go A (x02220@1) AThey (x02220@1)ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) AOn (x02220@1)down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================