Chords for 07. The Battle Of New Orleans - Leon Russell - Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
Tempo:
89.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [G]
In [C] 1814 we took a little trip [D] along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British in [G] the town of New England.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[D]
Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
There must have been a [G] hundred of them eating on the drum.
They stepped so [C] high that they made them use the [D] breeze.
We stood beside the cotton mills and didn't say a [G] thing.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the [D] Mississippi to the Gulf of [G] Mexico.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G] Old Dick French [C] said we can take them by [D] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell on [C] fire, we'd see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for squirrel [A] guns will really give them [G] well.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many [Dm] as there was a [G] while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we're [G] falling over round.
Filled a table [C] cannonball and powder his [D] behind.
When they took the powder off, we gave it a long [G] smile.
They fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[Bm]
[C] [G]
In [C] 1814, we took a little [D] trip along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British [G] in a town called New Orleans.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[D] Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
The mother pen [G] a hundred of them eating on the drum.
We stepped so [C] high that they make a big [D] green.
We stood beside the cotton fields and didn't say a [G] thing.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] Old Hickman [C] said we can take them by [F] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell, I'll [C] find them and see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for the [G] world comes to really give them well.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder could have pulled.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we [G] followed him around.
Filled his head with [C] cannonballs, powder his [D] behind.
When he took the [G] powder off, we gave it all tonight.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't pull.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[N]
In [C] 1814 we took a little trip [D] along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British in [G] the town of New England.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[D]
Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
There must have been a [G] hundred of them eating on the drum.
They stepped so [C] high that they made them use the [D] breeze.
We stood beside the cotton mills and didn't say a [G] thing.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the [D] Mississippi to the Gulf of [G] Mexico.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G] Old Dick French [C] said we can take them by [D] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell on [C] fire, we'd see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for squirrel [A] guns will really give them [G] well.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many [Dm] as there was a [G] while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we're [G] falling over round.
Filled a table [C] cannonball and powder his [D] behind.
When they took the powder off, we gave it a long [G] smile.
They fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[Bm]
[C] [G]
In [C] 1814, we took a little [D] trip along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British [G] in a town called New Orleans.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[D] Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
The mother pen [G] a hundred of them eating on the drum.
We stepped so [C] high that they make a big [D] green.
We stood beside the cotton fields and didn't say a [G] thing.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] Old Hickman [C] said we can take them by [F] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell, I'll [C] find them and see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for the [G] world comes to really give them well.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder could have pulled.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we [G] followed him around.
Filled his head with [C] cannonballs, powder his [D] behind.
When he took the [G] powder off, we gave it all tonight.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't pull.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
[N]
Key:
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[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In [C] 1814 we took a little trip [D] along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British in [G] the town of New England.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
There must have been a [G] hundred of them eating on the drum.
They stepped so [C] high that they made them use the [D] breeze.
We stood beside the cotton mills and didn't say a [G] thing.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the [D] Mississippi to the Gulf of [G] Mexico.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ Old Dick French [C] said we can take them by [D] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell on [C] fire, we'd see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for squirrel [A] guns will really give them [G] well.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many [Dm] as there was a [G] while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _
Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we're [G] falling over round.
Filled a table [C] cannonball and powder his [D] behind.
When they took the powder off, we gave it a long [G] smile.
They fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In [C] 1814, we took a little [D] trip along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British [G] in a town called New Orleans.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
The mother pen [G] a hundred of them eating on the drum.
We stepped so [C] high that they make a big [D] green.
We stood beside the cotton fields and didn't say a [G] thing.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ Old Hickman [C] said we can take them by [F] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell, I'll [C] find them and see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for the [G] world comes to really give them well.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder could have pulled.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we [G] followed him around.
Filled his head with [C] cannonballs, powder his [D] behind.
When he took the [G] powder off, we gave it all tonight.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't pull.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In [C] 1814 we took a little trip [D] along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British in [G] the town of New England.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
There must have been a [G] hundred of them eating on the drum.
They stepped so [C] high that they made them use the [D] breeze.
We stood beside the cotton mills and didn't say a [G] thing.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the [D] Mississippi to the Gulf of [G] Mexico.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ Old Dick French [C] said we can take them by [D] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell on [C] fire, we'd see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for squirrel [A] guns will really give them [G] well.
The fire was on and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many [Dm] as there was a [G] while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _
Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we're [G] falling over round.
Filled a table [C] cannonball and powder his [D] behind.
When they took the powder off, we gave it a long [G] smile.
They fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Yeah, we ran around through the fires and we ran through the grass.
And we ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't go.
We ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch us down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In [C] 1814, we took a little [D] trip along with Colonel Jackson [G] down to mighty Mississippi.
Took a little bacon [C] and we took a little bean.
[D] Met the bloody British [G] in a town called New Orleans.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Yeah, we looked down the river and we see the British come.
The mother pen [G] a hundred of them eating on the drum.
We stepped so [C] high that they make a big [D] green.
We stood beside the cotton fields and didn't say a [G] thing.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ Old Hickman [C] said we can take them by [F] surprise.
If we didn't find [G] much, he'd tell us to look them in the eye.
Hell, I'll [C] find them and see their faces [D] well.
I hope my love for the [G] world comes to really give them well.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder could have pulled.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, we fired [C] our cannon till the barrel melted [D] down.
Grabbed an alligator and we [G] followed him around.
Filled his head with [C] cannonballs, powder his [D] behind.
When he took the [G] powder off, we gave it all tonight.
We fired all around and the British kept a-coming.
There wasn't that many as there was a while ago.
The fire caught on small and they began a-running down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ Yeah, we ran, we ran through the fires and we ran through the grass.
We ran through the bushes where a ladder couldn't pull.
We ran so fast that the hound couldn't catch up.
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _