Johnny Horton - Battle Of New Orleans (Second Version)
 Johnny Horton - Battle Of New Orleans Second Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Johnny Horton. Other chords and tabs for the "Battle Of New Orleans" can find at the bottom of the page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 D E A e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A D In Eighteen-Fourteen we took a little trip E A Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip' A D We took a little bacon and we took a little beans E A And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. Chorus 1 A E A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A A We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A E A But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A A We fired once more and they began to runnin' A E A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico 2nd Verse A D E A e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A D We looked down the river and we seen the British come E A And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum A D They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring E A We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing Chorus 1 A E A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A A We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A E A But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A A We fired once more and they began to runnin' A E A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico 3rd Verse A D E A e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A D Ol Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise ' E A If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eyes A D We held our fire till we seen their faces well E A Then, we opened our squirrel guns and really gave 'em....well we, Chorus 1 A E A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A A We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A E A But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A A We fired once more and they began to runnin' A E A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico Chorus 2 A E A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A A Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles A E A And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go A A They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em A E A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico 4th Verse A D E A e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3-----3--------------------------| G|-----2-----2-------2--------------------2-----2--| D|--------2-----0-------------2-----2--------2-----| A|--0----------------------------2-----0-----------| E|-------------------------0-----------------------| A D We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down E A So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round A D We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind E A And when we set the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind. Chorus 1 A E A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A A We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' A E A But, there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago A A We fired once more and they began to runnin' A E A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico Chorus 2 A E A e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--| D|------2-------2-------2-----2------| A|--0-------0-------0-----------0----| E|--------------------------0--------| A A Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles A E A And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go A A They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em A E A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico. | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== |
