Battle of New Orleans (G Major)
Artist:
Johnny Horton
Genre:
Americana
Roman Numerals:
I, IV, V, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
Leadpencil9
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
-
-
D
A
C
F♯
Section 1
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
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[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
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[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Verse 1
In
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
1814 we
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C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
took a little trip
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Along with Col. Jackson down the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
mighty Mississippi
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
We took a little bacon and we
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C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
took a little beans
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C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
And we
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D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
caught the bloody British in a
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
town near New Orleans
Chorus 1
We
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fired our guns and the British kept a comin'
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
There wasn't quite as many as there
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D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
was a while
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ago
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
We fired once more and they began a runnin'
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Verse 2
We
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
looked down the river and we
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
see'd the British come
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
And there musta been a hundred of em
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
beaten on the drum
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
They stepped so high and they
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
made their bugles ring
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
We
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
stood beside our cotton bales and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
didn't say a thing
Chorus 1
Verse 3
Old
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Hickory said we could
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C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
take em by surprise
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
If we
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
didn't fire our muskets till we
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
looked 'em in the eyes
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
We held our fire till we
see's their faces well
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Then we
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
opened up with our squirrel guns and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rally gave 'em .... well-
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Yeah! they
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And they ran through the bushes where a
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
rabbit couldn't
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
go
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
They ran so fast the the hounds couldn't catch 'em
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
On down the Mississippi to the
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Gulf of Mexico
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Verse 4
We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
poured another round
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G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
We filled his head with cannonballs and
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
powdered his behind
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
And
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
when we touched the power off, the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gator lost his mind
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
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