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The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
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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
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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)
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G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--|
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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)
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G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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B|-----------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
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A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----|
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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