Intro: A E A D E A A D In 1814 we took a little trip E7 A Along with Col. Jackson down the mighty mississip'd D We took a little bacon and we took a little beans E7 A And we caught the bloody British in a town near New Orleans. A We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' E7 A There wasn't as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' E7 A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. A D We looked down the river and we see'd the British come E7 A And there musta been a hund'erd of 'em beatin' on the drum D They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring E7 A We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing. A We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' E7 A There wasn't as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' E7 A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. A D Old Hick'ry said we could take 'em by su'prise E7 A If we didn't fire our musket till we looked 'em in the eyes D We held our fire till we see'd their faces well E7 A Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... Well - A We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' E7 A There wasn't as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' E7 A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. A Yeah! they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles E7 A And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em E7 A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. A D We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down E7 A So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round D We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind E7 A And when we touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind. A We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' E7 A There wasn't as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' E7 A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. A Yeah! they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles E7 A And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em E7 A On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Battle Of New Orleans chords by Johnny Horton
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
4
u
Also works: all downs d d d d
How to play The Battle Of New Orleans on ukulele
On ukulele, The Battle Of New Orleans comes down to the down-up eighths: d u d u. It rolls along at a brisk pace of around 132 bpm. On this page the song is in A major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the rookie level. Prefer easier shapes? Transpose the song down 2 half-steps, then a capo on fret 2 brings you back to the key on this page. Drive it along at a brisk marching pace with steady down-up strums.
4 ukulele chords used in "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton: A, D, E and E7
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