Sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton

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Sink the Bismarck (D Major)

Artist: Johnny Horton Genre: Americana Strum Pattern: D ud ud ud u Roman Numerals: I, IV, V7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Strum pattern is a tripplet

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D
(D,F♯,A)











-	-	D	A	D	F♯

G
(G,B,D)











G	B	D	G	B	G

A7
(A,C♯,E,G)











-	A	E	G	C♯	E

Verse 1

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] In May of 1941 the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] war had just

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] begun

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Germans had biggest ship the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] had the biggest guns

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] On her decks were guns as big as steers and

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] shells as big as

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trees

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Out of the cold and foggy night came the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] British ship the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Hood

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] every British seaman, he

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knew and understood

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And stop those guns as big as steers and those

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] shells as big as

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trees

Chorus

We'll find that German battle ship that's

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] making such a

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fuss

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] world depends on

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] us

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hit the decks a running boys and

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spin those guns around

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When we find the Bismark we

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] we gotta cut her down

Verse 2

The Hood found the Bismarck

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] and on that fatal

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bismarck started firing

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fifteen miles away

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We gotta sink there Bismark was the battle sound

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But when the smoke had cleared away the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] mighty Hood went down

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] For six long days and weary nights the

tried the find her

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trail

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Church

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hill told the people put

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] every ship a-sail

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We gotta sink the Bismarck to the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] bottom of the sea

Chorus

We'll find that German battle ship that's

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] making such a

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fuss

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] world depends on

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] us

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hit the decks a running boys and

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spin those guns around

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When we find the Bismarck we

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] we gotta cut her down

Verse 3

The fog was gone the seventh day and

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] saw the morning

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sun

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ten

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hours away from homeland the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bismarck made its run

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We found that German battleship and

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] we're going to cut her down

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] The British guns were aimed and the

shells were coming

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fast

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] first shell hit the Bismarck they

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knew she couldn't last

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] That mighty German battleship is just a memory

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sink the Bismarck was the battle cry that

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] shook the seven

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seas

Chorus

We found that German battleship for

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] making such a

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fuss

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] world depends on us

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and

then we cut her down

Repeat