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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[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.
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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[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. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 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. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _