Chords for Voortrekker Boys
Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[F#m]
[Bm] [E] [A] Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far [E] too young [A] to die.
He'd race in 1838 [F#m] with Turkey, his [D] young son,
[A] Rode off to seek revenge for what [Bm] some Zulu tribes [E] had done.
[A] But down at Etalini they [F#m] were ambushed by [D] surprise,
[A] And eight of their commando [E] were overwhelmed [A] and died mortally [F#] wounded.
[E] He'd ace, [A] lay dying with [D] young Turkey [E] by [A] his side,
Who [F#] bravely fought [E] a Zulu [A] imp,
But [D] was killed [E] by [A] Asagai's.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young to ride,
And always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
He'd ace, he had another son [F#m] who shared his [A] father's name,
With the Brits in 1879 [Bm] fought Zulus once [E] again.
[A] This warrior with his own young sons [F#] and forty [A] volunteers,
At the Battle of Shlobani their [E] defeat was most [A] severe,
[F#] Outnumbered as they [E] tried [A] retreating through [D] the [E] Devil's Pass [A] to run.
He'd ace, [F#] was killed when he [E] returned to [A] the battle to [D] help [E] a [A] straggling son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
[C#m]
[Bm] [E] [A]
Those were the tales of some Fort Drecker boys,
[F#m] And their [A] legacy down through the generations.
[Bm] Such similarity, [E] there [A] are other deeds of glory,
That [F#m] have never come to light.
[A] Where blood is thicker than water, [E] comes human [A] sacrifice.
There's [F#m] a bond [E] that cannot [A] be broken,
[D] Between [E] the old [A] and young.
A son [F#m] will gladly [E] die for [A] his father,
And [D] a father [E] for [A] his son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young to [D] fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
[C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[F#m]
[Bm] [E] [A] Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far [E] too young [A] to die.
He'd race in 1838 [F#m] with Turkey, his [D] young son,
[A] Rode off to seek revenge for what [Bm] some Zulu tribes [E] had done.
[A] But down at Etalini they [F#m] were ambushed by [D] surprise,
[A] And eight of their commando [E] were overwhelmed [A] and died mortally [F#] wounded.
[E] He'd ace, [A] lay dying with [D] young Turkey [E] by [A] his side,
Who [F#] bravely fought [E] a Zulu [A] imp,
But [D] was killed [E] by [A] Asagai's.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young to ride,
And always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
He'd ace, he had another son [F#m] who shared his [A] father's name,
With the Brits in 1879 [Bm] fought Zulus once [E] again.
[A] This warrior with his own young sons [F#] and forty [A] volunteers,
At the Battle of Shlobani their [E] defeat was most [A] severe,
[F#] Outnumbered as they [E] tried [A] retreating through [D] the [E] Devil's Pass [A] to run.
He'd ace, [F#] was killed when he [E] returned to [A] the battle to [D] help [E] a [A] straggling son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
[C#m]
[Bm] [E] [A]
Those were the tales of some Fort Drecker boys,
[F#m] And their [A] legacy down through the generations.
[Bm] Such similarity, [E] there [A] are other deeds of glory,
That [F#m] have never come to light.
[A] Where blood is thicker than water, [E] comes human [A] sacrifice.
There's [F#m] a bond [E] that cannot [A] be broken,
[D] Between [E] the old [A] and young.
A son [F#m] will gladly [E] die for [A] his father,
And [D] a father [E] for [A] his son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young to [D] fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
[C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
_ And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far [E] too young [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ He'd race in 1838 [F#m] with Turkey, his [D] young son,
[A] Rode off to seek revenge for what [Bm] some Zulu tribes [E] had done.
[A] But down at Etalini they [F#m] were ambushed by [D] surprise,
[A] And eight of their commando [E] were overwhelmed [A] and died mortally [F#] wounded.
[E] He'd ace, [A] lay dying with [D] young Turkey [E] by [A] his side,
Who [F#] bravely fought [E] a Zulu [A] imp,
_ But [D] was killed [E] by _ [A] Asagai's.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young to ride,
_ And always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die. _
He'd ace, he had another son [F#m] who shared his [A] father's name,
With the Brits in 1879 [Bm] fought Zulus once [E] again.
[A] This warrior with his own young sons [F#] and forty [A] volunteers,
At the Battle of Shlobani their [E] defeat was most [A] severe,
[F#] Outnumbered as they [E] tried [A] retreating through [D] the [E] Devil's Pass [A] to run.
He'd ace, [F#] was killed when he [E] returned to [A] the battle _ to [D] help [E] a [A] straggling son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
_ And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
Those were the tales of some Fort Drecker boys,
[F#m] And their [A] legacy down through the generations.
[Bm] Such similarity, [E] there [A] are other deeds of glory,
That [F#m] have never come to light.
[A] Where blood is thicker than water, [E] comes human [A] sacrifice.
There's [F#m] a bond [E] that cannot [A] be broken,
_ [D] Between [E] the old [A] and young. _
A son [F#m] will gladly [E] die for [A] his father, _
And [D] a father [E] for [A] his son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride, _
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young to [D] fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
_ And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far [E] too young [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ He'd race in 1838 [F#m] with Turkey, his [D] young son,
[A] Rode off to seek revenge for what [Bm] some Zulu tribes [E] had done.
[A] But down at Etalini they [F#m] were ambushed by [D] surprise,
[A] And eight of their commando [E] were overwhelmed [A] and died mortally [F#] wounded.
[E] He'd ace, [A] lay dying with [D] young Turkey [E] by [A] his side,
Who [F#] bravely fought [E] a Zulu [A] imp,
_ But [D] was killed [E] by _ [A] Asagai's.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young to ride,
_ And always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die. _
He'd ace, he had another son [F#m] who shared his [A] father's name,
With the Brits in 1879 [Bm] fought Zulus once [E] again.
[A] This warrior with his own young sons [F#] and forty [A] volunteers,
At the Battle of Shlobani their [E] defeat was most [A] severe,
[F#] Outnumbered as they [E] tried [A] retreating through [D] the [E] Devil's Pass [A] to run.
He'd ace, [F#] was killed when he [E] returned to [A] the battle _ to [D] help [E] a [A] straggling son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride,
_ And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young [D] to fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
Those were the tales of some Fort Drecker boys,
[F#m] And their [A] legacy down through the generations.
[Bm] Such similarity, [E] there [A] are other deeds of glory,
That [F#m] have never come to light.
[A] Where blood is thicker than water, [E] comes human [A] sacrifice.
There's [F#m] a bond [E] that cannot [A] be broken,
_ [D] Between [E] the old [A] and young. _
A son [F#m] will gladly [E] die for [A] his father, _
And [D] a father [E] for [A] his son.
Fort Drecker boys were never too young [D] to ride, _
And [A] always wanted to be [B] by their [E] father's side.
Fort Drecker [A] boys were never too young to [D] fight,
But [A] were always far too [E] young [A] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _