The Battle Of New Orleans Chords by Lonnie Donegan

Tempo:
86.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lonnie Donegan - The Battle of New Orleans (Live) chords
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[F] We took a little trip [G] along with Colonel [C] Quacken down to mighty Mississippi.
We took a little bacon and [F] we took a [G] little beans,
And we fought the blooming British in [C] the town of New Orleans.
Well we fired our guns and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf of Mexico.
Well we looked down the river [F] till we see the British come.
[G] There must have been a hundred [C] of them beatin' on the drum.
We stepped so high [F] and they made the bugles ring.
[G] We stood [D] beside a carton of bales and never said a thing.
[C] And then we fired our guns and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when [G] the years were worth [C] a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf of Mexico.
Well Quacken said [F] we could take them by [G] surprise if we didn't fire a [C] musket,
Till we looked him in the eye.
So we stood quiet [F] still till we see their faces well,
And we [Gm] opened up our muskets and we really [Ab] gave them [C] well.
Well we fired our guns and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
[G] Till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
Well we fired our [F] muskets till the barrels [Dm] melted down,
And then we grabbed an alligator [C] and we fought another round.
We stuffed his head with [F] cannonballs and powdered his behind,
[G] And when we touched the powder off the [C] gator lost his mind.
Well we fired our guns and the [G] British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
Well they ran through the [F] [Dm] brambles and they ran through the bushes,
[C] Where the rabbits wouldn't go.
They ran so fast [F] the hounds couldn't catch [G] them all down to Mississippi,
[C] Till the Gulf of Mexico.
Well we fired [G] our guns [C] and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when [G] the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more [Am] and they [G] began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
Down to Mississippi, till the Gulf of Mexico.
Down to Mississippi, till the Gulf of Mexico.
[Ab] Down to Mississippi, [G] till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
[D] [E]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Ab
134211114
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Lonnie Donegan - (Live) The Battle Of New Orleans chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dm, C, G, C, F and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F] We took a little trip [G] along with Colonel [C] Quacken down to mighty Mississippi.
We took a little bacon and [F] we took a [G] little beans,
And we fought the blooming British in [C] the town of New Orleans.
Well we fired our guns and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf of Mexico. _
_ Well _ _ _ we looked down the river [F] till we see the British come.
[G] There must have been a hundred [C] of them beatin' on the drum.
We stepped so high [F] and they made the bugles ring.
[G] We stood [D] beside a carton of bales and never said a thing.
[C] And then we fired our guns and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when [G] the years were worth [C] a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf of Mexico. _
_ _ _ _ Well _ Quacken said [F] we could take them by [G] surprise if we didn't fire a [C] musket,
Till we looked him in the eye.
_ So we stood quiet [F] still till we see their faces well,
And we [Gm] opened up our muskets and we really [Ab] gave them [C] well.
Well we fired our guns and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
[G] Till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
Well _ _ _ _ _ we fired our [F] muskets till the barrels [Dm] melted down,
And then we grabbed an alligator [C] and we fought another round.
We stuffed his head with [F] cannonballs and powdered his behind,
[G] And when we touched the powder off the [C] gator lost his mind.
Well we fired our guns and the [G] British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more and they began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
Well they ran through the [F] _ [Dm] brambles and they ran through the bushes,
[C] Where the rabbits wouldn't go.
They ran so fast [F] the hounds couldn't catch [G] them all down to Mississippi,
[C] Till the Gulf of Mexico.
Well we fired [G] our guns [C] and the British kept a-cummin'.
There was a night when [G] the years were worth a while ago,
Well we fired once more [Am] and they [G] began a-runnin' on down to Mississippi,
Till the Gulf [C] of Mexico.
Down to Mississippi, till the Gulf of Mexico.
Down to Mississippi, till the Gulf of Mexico.
[Ab] Down to Mississippi, [G] till the Gulf [C] of Mexico. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _

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