Chords for Battle of Bull Run - Johnny Horton
Tempo:
96.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
G
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Gm] [G] The sun shone bright and clear that day, we all left Washington to lick the rebel boys in grey at the Battle of Bull Run.
They came from Pennsylvania, some from Maryland, to see the rebel boys get spanked on his dad's broad hand.
We said we'll run [F] on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, but they ran [F] us back to Washington, [Bb] Philadelphia, [C]
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] The ladies wore their brideshaws, the gentlemen were gay, they came to see their Yankee boys rip over Gen I.
[F] I held my mama's hand and [Bb] skipped when a soldier [F] said to me, would you rather have Jeff Davis hat [Bb] or the sword of [F] Bobby Lee?
[D]
We said we'll [F] run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Gm] and Philadelphia, [C]
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[F] And then the general dobbed his [Bbm] hat and said let's [F] rest the spell, for the first time we all [Bb] heard that awful [A] rebel yell.
[F]
Waters of Manassas [Bb] Creek became a [C] ruby red, and many a ripped that Yankee boy [Bb] in the [G] Willows Day.
We said we'll run on [F] through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F]
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] A fight locked in the chest of time, too horrible to tell, Virginia's true green countryside [Bb] became a [F] lake of hell.
Don't count your chicks before they're [Bb] hatched, all your work from till [F] it's done, remember yes remember long, the Battle of Bull Run.
We said we'll run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F]
[G] and Philadelphia.
[Gm] [G] The sun shone bright and clear that day, we all left Washington to lick the rebel boys in grey at the Battle of Bull Run.
They came from Pennsylvania, some from Maryland, to see the rebel boys get spanked on his dad's broad hand.
We said we'll run [F] on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, but they ran [F] us back to Washington, [Bb] Philadelphia, [C]
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] The ladies wore their brideshaws, the gentlemen were gay, they came to see their Yankee boys rip over Gen I.
[F] I held my mama's hand and [Bb] skipped when a soldier [F] said to me, would you rather have Jeff Davis hat [Bb] or the sword of [F] Bobby Lee?
[D]
We said we'll [F] run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Gm] and Philadelphia, [C]
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[F] And then the general dobbed his [Bbm] hat and said let's [F] rest the spell, for the first time we all [Bb] heard that awful [A] rebel yell.
[F]
Waters of Manassas [Bb] Creek became a [C] ruby red, and many a ripped that Yankee boy [Bb] in the [G] Willows Day.
We said we'll run on [F] through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F]
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] A fight locked in the chest of time, too horrible to tell, Virginia's true green countryside [Bb] became a [F] lake of hell.
Don't count your chicks before they're [Bb] hatched, all your work from till [F] it's done, remember yes remember long, the Battle of Bull Run.
We said we'll run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F]
[G] and Philadelphia.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] The sun shone bright and clear that day, we all left Washington to lick the rebel boys in grey at the Battle of Bull Run.
They came from Pennsylvania, some from Maryland, to see the rebel boys get spanked on his dad's broad hand.
We said we'll run [F] on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, but they ran [F] us back to Washington, [Bb] Philadelphia, [C] _
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] _ _ _ The ladies wore their brideshaws, the gentlemen were gay, they came to see their Yankee boys rip over Gen I.
[F] I held my mama's hand and [Bb] skipped when a soldier [F] said to me, would you rather have Jeff Davis hat [Bb] or the sword of [F] Bobby Lee?
_ [D]
We said we'll [F] run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Gm] and Philadelphia, [C] _
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[F] _ _ _ And then the general dobbed his [Bbm] hat and said let's [F] rest the spell, for the first time we all [Bb] heard that awful [A] rebel yell.
[F]
Waters of Manassas [Bb] Creek became a [C] ruby red, and many a ripped that Yankee boy [Bb] in the [G] Willows Day. _
We said we'll run on [F] through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F] _
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] _ _ _ A fight locked in the chest of time, too horrible to tell, Virginia's true green countryside [Bb] became a [F] lake of hell.
Don't count your chicks before they're [Bb] hatched, all your work from till [F] it's done, remember yes remember long, the Battle of Bull Run.
We said we'll run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F] _
[G] and Philadelphia. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] The sun shone bright and clear that day, we all left Washington to lick the rebel boys in grey at the Battle of Bull Run.
They came from Pennsylvania, some from Maryland, to see the rebel boys get spanked on his dad's broad hand.
We said we'll run [F] on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, but they ran [F] us back to Washington, [Bb] Philadelphia, [C] _
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] _ _ _ The ladies wore their brideshaws, the gentlemen were gay, they came to see their Yankee boys rip over Gen I.
[F] I held my mama's hand and [Bb] skipped when a soldier [F] said to me, would you rather have Jeff Davis hat [Bb] or the sword of [F] Bobby Lee?
_ [D]
We said we'll [F] run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Gm] and Philadelphia, [C] _
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[F] _ _ _ And then the general dobbed his [Bbm] hat and said let's [F] rest the spell, for the first time we all [Bb] heard that awful [A] rebel yell.
[F]
Waters of Manassas [Bb] Creek became a [C] ruby red, and many a ripped that Yankee boy [Bb] in the [G] Willows Day. _
We said we'll run on [F] through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F] _
[Bb] and Philadelphia.
[G] _ _ _ A fight locked in the chest of time, too horrible to tell, Virginia's true green countryside [Bb] became a [F] lake of hell.
Don't count your chicks before they're [Bb] hatched, all your work from till [F] it's done, remember yes remember long, the Battle of Bull Run.
We said we'll run on through Atlanta and through [Dm] Galveston Bay, [F] but they ran us back to Washington, [Bb] and Philadelphia, [F] _
[G] and Philadelphia. _ _ _ _ _