Chords for Ballad Of The Alamo-Marty Robbins Lyrics
Tempo:
100.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In the southern part of Texas, [Db] in the town of San Antonio,
[Ebm] There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown.
You may look in vain for crosses, [Db] and you'll never see a one,
But [Ebm] sometimes between the setting and [Db] the rising of the sun,
You can hear a [Gb] ghostly bugle [Db] as the men go [Gb] marching by,
You [Db] can hear them as [Ebm] they answer to that roll call in the sky.
[Bbm] Colonel [Ebm] Travis, Davy [Abm] Crockett, and a hundred [Bbm] eighty more,
[F] Captain Dickinson, [Bb] Jim Bowie, present and accounted for.
[Ebm] Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis,
Get some volunteers and go fortify the Alamo.
[Gb] Well, the men came [Ebm] from Texas [Gb] and from old [Db] Tennessee,
And [Ebm] they joined up with [Db] Travis just [Abm] to fight for the [Bb] right to be free.
[Ebm] Indian scouts with squirrel guns, men with muzzle loaders,
Stood together heel and toe to defend the [Gb] Alamo.
You may ne'er see your loved ones, Travis told them [Db] that day,
[Ebm] Those who won too can [Db] leave now, those [B] who fight to [Bb] the death let them stay.
[Ebm] In the sand he drew a line with his army sable.
Out of a hundred eighty-five, not a soldier crossed the line.
With his banners a-dancin' in the [Gb] dawn's [Db] golden light,
[Ebm] Santa Anna came [Db] prancin' on [Ebm] a horse that was [Bb] black as the night.
[Ebm] Said an officer to tell Travis to surrender,
Travis answered with a shell and a rousing rebel yell,
Santa [Gb] Anna turned scarlet, played the quail, [Db] oh he roared,
[Ebm] I will show them [Db] no quarter, [Ebm] everyone will [Abm] be put to [Bb] the sword.
[Ebm] One hundred and eighty [Bb]-five, holdin' back [Ebm] five thousand,
Five [Ab] days, six [Gb] days, eight days, ten, Travis held and held again.
Then he sent [Ebm] for replacements [Gb] for his wounded [Db] and lame,
[Ebm] But the troops that [Db] were comin' never [Ebm] came, [Db] never came, [Bb] never came.
[Ebm] Twice he charged and flew, recall, on the fatal third time,
Santa [Gb] Anna breached the wall and [Ebm] he killed them one and all.
Now [Gb] the bugles are silent and there's rust [Db] on each sword,
[Ebm] And the small [Db] band of soldiers [Cm] lie asleep in [Gb] the arms of the Lord.
[Ebm]
In the southern part of Texas near the [Db] town of San Antonio,
Like a [Ebm] statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone.
And he sees the cattle grazin' [Db] where a century before,
[Ebm] Santa Anna's guns were blazin' [Db] and the cannons used [Gb] to roar.
[Db] And his eyes turn [Gb] sort of misty and [Db] his heart begins to [Gb] glow,
And he [Ab] takes his hat off [Bb]
slowly to the men of Alamo.
[B] To [N] the thirteen days of [Ebm] glory at the siege of Alamo.
In the southern part of Texas, [Db] in the town of San Antonio,
[Ebm] There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown.
You may look in vain for crosses, [Db] and you'll never see a one,
But [Ebm] sometimes between the setting and [Db] the rising of the sun,
You can hear a [Gb] ghostly bugle [Db] as the men go [Gb] marching by,
You [Db] can hear them as [Ebm] they answer to that roll call in the sky.
[Bbm] Colonel [Ebm] Travis, Davy [Abm] Crockett, and a hundred [Bbm] eighty more,
[F] Captain Dickinson, [Bb] Jim Bowie, present and accounted for.
[Ebm] Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis,
Get some volunteers and go fortify the Alamo.
[Gb] Well, the men came [Ebm] from Texas [Gb] and from old [Db] Tennessee,
And [Ebm] they joined up with [Db] Travis just [Abm] to fight for the [Bb] right to be free.
[Ebm] Indian scouts with squirrel guns, men with muzzle loaders,
Stood together heel and toe to defend the [Gb] Alamo.
You may ne'er see your loved ones, Travis told them [Db] that day,
[Ebm] Those who won too can [Db] leave now, those [B] who fight to [Bb] the death let them stay.
[Ebm] In the sand he drew a line with his army sable.
Out of a hundred eighty-five, not a soldier crossed the line.
With his banners a-dancin' in the [Gb] dawn's [Db] golden light,
[Ebm] Santa Anna came [Db] prancin' on [Ebm] a horse that was [Bb] black as the night.
[Ebm] Said an officer to tell Travis to surrender,
Travis answered with a shell and a rousing rebel yell,
Santa [Gb] Anna turned scarlet, played the quail, [Db] oh he roared,
[Ebm] I will show them [Db] no quarter, [Ebm] everyone will [Abm] be put to [Bb] the sword.
[Ebm] One hundred and eighty [Bb]-five, holdin' back [Ebm] five thousand,
Five [Ab] days, six [Gb] days, eight days, ten, Travis held and held again.
Then he sent [Ebm] for replacements [Gb] for his wounded [Db] and lame,
[Ebm] But the troops that [Db] were comin' never [Ebm] came, [Db] never came, [Bb] never came.
[Ebm] Twice he charged and flew, recall, on the fatal third time,
Santa [Gb] Anna breached the wall and [Ebm] he killed them one and all.
Now [Gb] the bugles are silent and there's rust [Db] on each sword,
[Ebm] And the small [Db] band of soldiers [Cm] lie asleep in [Gb] the arms of the Lord.
[Ebm]
In the southern part of Texas near the [Db] town of San Antonio,
Like a [Ebm] statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone.
And he sees the cattle grazin' [Db] where a century before,
[Ebm] Santa Anna's guns were blazin' [Db] and the cannons used [Gb] to roar.
[Db] And his eyes turn [Gb] sort of misty and [Db] his heart begins to [Gb] glow,
And he [Ab] takes his hat off [Bb]
slowly to the men of Alamo.
[B] To [N] the thirteen days of [Ebm] glory at the siege of Alamo.
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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm]
In the southern part of Texas, [Db] in the town of San Antonio,
[Ebm] There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown. _
You may look in vain for crosses, [Db] and you'll never see a one,
But [Ebm] sometimes between the setting and [Db] the rising of the sun,
You can hear a [Gb] ghostly bugle [Db] as the men go [Gb] marching by,
You [Db] can hear them as [Ebm] they answer to that roll call in the sky. _
_ [Bbm] Colonel [Ebm] Travis, Davy [Abm] Crockett, and a hundred [Bbm] eighty more,
[F] Captain Dickinson, [Bb] Jim Bowie, present and accounted for.
[Ebm] Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis,
Get some volunteers and go fortify the Alamo.
[Gb] Well, the men came [Ebm] from Texas [Gb] and from old [Db] Tennessee,
And [Ebm] they joined up with [Db] Travis just [Abm] to fight for the [Bb] right to be free.
_ _ [Ebm] Indian scouts with squirrel guns, men with muzzle loaders,
Stood together heel and toe to defend the [Gb] Alamo.
You may ne'er see your loved ones, Travis told them [Db] that day,
[Ebm] Those who won too can [Db] leave now, those [B] who fight to [Bb] the death let them stay.
_ _ [Ebm] In the sand he drew a line with his army sable.
Out of a hundred eighty-five, not a soldier crossed the line.
With his banners a-dancin' in the [Gb] dawn's [Db] golden light,
[Ebm] Santa Anna came [Db] prancin' on [Ebm] a horse that was [Bb] black as the night.
_ _ [Ebm] Said an officer to tell Travis to surrender,
Travis answered with a shell and a rousing rebel yell,
Santa [Gb] Anna turned scarlet, played the quail, [Db] oh he roared,
[Ebm] I will show them [Db] no quarter, [Ebm] everyone will [Abm] be put to [Bb] the sword.
_ [Ebm] One hundred and eighty [Bb]-five, holdin' back [Ebm] five thousand,
Five [Ab] days, six [Gb] days, eight days, ten, Travis held and held again.
Then he sent [Ebm] for replacements [Gb] for his wounded [Db] and lame,
[Ebm] But the troops that [Db] were comin' never [Ebm] came, [Db] never came, [Bb] never came.
_ [Ebm] Twice he charged and flew, recall, on the fatal third time,
Santa [Gb] Anna breached the wall and [Ebm] he killed them one and all.
Now [Gb] the bugles are silent and there's rust [Db] on each sword,
[Ebm] And the small [Db] band of soldiers [Cm] lie asleep in [Gb] the arms of the Lord. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ In the southern part of Texas near the [Db] town of San Antonio,
Like a [Ebm] statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone.
And he sees the cattle grazin' [Db] where a century before,
[Ebm] Santa Anna's guns were blazin' [Db] and the cannons used [Gb] to roar.
[Db] And his eyes turn [Gb] sort of misty and [Db] his heart begins to [Gb] glow,
And he [Ab] takes his hat off [Bb]
slowly to the men of Alamo. _
[B] _ To [N] the thirteen days of [Ebm] glory at _ the siege of _ Alamo. _ _ _ _ _
In the southern part of Texas, [Db] in the town of San Antonio,
[Ebm] There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown. _
You may look in vain for crosses, [Db] and you'll never see a one,
But [Ebm] sometimes between the setting and [Db] the rising of the sun,
You can hear a [Gb] ghostly bugle [Db] as the men go [Gb] marching by,
You [Db] can hear them as [Ebm] they answer to that roll call in the sky. _
_ [Bbm] Colonel [Ebm] Travis, Davy [Abm] Crockett, and a hundred [Bbm] eighty more,
[F] Captain Dickinson, [Bb] Jim Bowie, present and accounted for.
[Ebm] Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis,
Get some volunteers and go fortify the Alamo.
[Gb] Well, the men came [Ebm] from Texas [Gb] and from old [Db] Tennessee,
And [Ebm] they joined up with [Db] Travis just [Abm] to fight for the [Bb] right to be free.
_ _ [Ebm] Indian scouts with squirrel guns, men with muzzle loaders,
Stood together heel and toe to defend the [Gb] Alamo.
You may ne'er see your loved ones, Travis told them [Db] that day,
[Ebm] Those who won too can [Db] leave now, those [B] who fight to [Bb] the death let them stay.
_ _ [Ebm] In the sand he drew a line with his army sable.
Out of a hundred eighty-five, not a soldier crossed the line.
With his banners a-dancin' in the [Gb] dawn's [Db] golden light,
[Ebm] Santa Anna came [Db] prancin' on [Ebm] a horse that was [Bb] black as the night.
_ _ [Ebm] Said an officer to tell Travis to surrender,
Travis answered with a shell and a rousing rebel yell,
Santa [Gb] Anna turned scarlet, played the quail, [Db] oh he roared,
[Ebm] I will show them [Db] no quarter, [Ebm] everyone will [Abm] be put to [Bb] the sword.
_ [Ebm] One hundred and eighty [Bb]-five, holdin' back [Ebm] five thousand,
Five [Ab] days, six [Gb] days, eight days, ten, Travis held and held again.
Then he sent [Ebm] for replacements [Gb] for his wounded [Db] and lame,
[Ebm] But the troops that [Db] were comin' never [Ebm] came, [Db] never came, [Bb] never came.
_ [Ebm] Twice he charged and flew, recall, on the fatal third time,
Santa [Gb] Anna breached the wall and [Ebm] he killed them one and all.
Now [Gb] the bugles are silent and there's rust [Db] on each sword,
[Ebm] And the small [Db] band of soldiers [Cm] lie asleep in [Gb] the arms of the Lord. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ In the southern part of Texas near the [Db] town of San Antonio,
Like a [Ebm] statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone.
And he sees the cattle grazin' [Db] where a century before,
[Ebm] Santa Anna's guns were blazin' [Db] and the cannons used [Gb] to roar.
[Db] And his eyes turn [Gb] sort of misty and [Db] his heart begins to [Gb] glow,
And he [Ab] takes his hat off [Bb]
slowly to the men of Alamo. _
[B] _ To [N] the thirteen days of [Ebm] glory at _ the siege of _ Alamo. _ _ _ _ _