Chords for Johnny Horton - Joe's Been A-Gittin' There

Tempo:
96.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

A

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Horton - Joe's Been A-Gittin' There chords
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[N] [D]
There was a [G] Yankee Colonel [D] in [A] 1862 who fell in love with [E] a Southern belle, her sweet [D] magnolias bloom.
He wondered [G] why folks laughed at him [D] when he went riding by, that she was a cotton on the sly.
Joe's been a getting there, Joe's been a flying, [A] Joe's been a getting [D] there all this time.
[A] [D] He [Bm]
[D] walked her up [Bm] a mountain, he named it [D] to her there, he offered her [Em] a band of gold and
[D] his name to share.
She said that she would marry him and even set [A] the date, but little did he know that
she loved a soldier [D] boy in gray.
[Bm]
[A] [D] She [Bm]
[D] took the love [Bm] he offered, she took [D] his silver too, she took every [E] little thing from
the Colonel [D] dressed in blue.
She wouldn't let [G] him hold her [D] in upon them bricks.
And when he tried [G] to kiss his bride, she laughed [D] right in his face.
Joe's been a getting there, Joe's been a flying, Joe's been a getting there all this time.
Joe's been a getting there, Joe's been a flying, Joe's been a getting there all this time.
He woke up [Bm] one morning and found himself [A] alone, and all she [G] left was a letter that said,
[D] goodbye, farewell, I'm gone.
No doubt he was a mighty man, where the heroes fell, but all was fair in love and [A] war, and
he lost his southern [D] belle, yeah.
Joe's been a getting there, [Bm] Joe's been a flying, [D] Joe's been a getting there all this time.
Joe's been a getting there, [Bm] Joe's been a flying, Joe's been a getting there all this time.
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To jam and learn Johnny Horton - (Album Version) Joes Been A-Gittin There chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bm, D, Bm, A, D, E, D, G, D and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 96. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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[N] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There was a [G] Yankee Colonel [D] in [A] 1862 who fell in love with [E] a Southern belle, her sweet [D] magnolias bloom.
He wondered [G] why folks laughed at him [D] when he went riding by, _ _ that she was a cotton on the sly.
Joe's been a getting there, Joe's been a flying, [A] Joe's been a getting [D] there all this time. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ He [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ walked her up [Bm] a mountain, he named it [D] to her there, he offered her [Em] a band of gold and
[D] his name to share.
She said that she would marry him and even set [A] the date, but little did he know that
she loved a soldier [D] boy in gray. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ She [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ took the love [Bm] he offered, she took [D] his silver too, she took every [E] little thing from
the Colonel [D] dressed in blue.
She wouldn't let [G] him hold her [D] in upon them bricks.
And when he tried [G] to kiss his bride, she laughed [D] right in his face.
Joe's been a getting there, Joe's been a flying, Joe's been a getting there all this time.
Joe's been a getting there, Joe's been a flying, Joe's been a getting there all this time. _ _ _
_ _ _ He woke up [Bm] one morning and found himself [A] alone, and all she [G] left was a letter that said,
[D] goodbye, farewell, I'm gone.
No doubt he was a mighty man, where the heroes fell, but all was fair in love and [A] war, and
he lost his southern [D] belle, yeah.
Joe's been a getting there, [Bm] Joe's been a flying, [D] Joe's been a getting there all this time.
Joe's been a getting there, [Bm] Joe's been a flying, Joe's been a getting there all this time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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