Ballad Of The Alamo chords by Marty Robbins
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Verse 1
(A minor) In the southern part of Texas
In the (G major) town of San Antone
There's a (A minor) fort ress all in ruins that the
weeds have overgrown
You may look in vain for crosses
and you'll (G major) never see a-one
But But some (A minor) times between the
setting and the (G major) rising of the (C major) sun
You can hear a (G major) ghostly (C major) bugle
As the (G major) men go marching (C major) by
You can (G major) hear them as they (A minor) answer
To that roll call in the sky.
Colonel (E minor) Trav is,
Verse 2
(A minor) Davy Crockett,
(D minor) and a hundred (E minor) eighty more
(B flat#) Captain Dickinson, (E major) Jim Bowie
(B flat#) Present and ac (E major) counted for.
(A minor) Back in
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Verse 3
1836, Houston
said to Travis
"Get some volunteer (C major) s and go
(A minor) Fortify the Alamo."
Well the (C major) men came from (A minor) Texas
And (C major) from old Tenness (G major) ee
And they (A minor) joined up with (G major) Travis
Just to (A minor) fight for the (D minor) right to be (E major) free.
(A minor) Indian scouts with squirrel guns
Verse 4
(A minor)
Men with muzzle-loaders
Stood Stood together, (C major) heel and toe
(A minor) To defend the Alamo.
Verse 5
"You may (C major) ne'er see your
(A minor) loved ones,"
Travis (C major) told them that (G major) day
"Those who (A minor) want to can leave now
(G major) Those who (A minor) fight to the
(D minor) death let 'em (E major) stay."
Verse 6
(A minor) In the sand he drew a line
With his army sabre
Out of a hundred (C major) eighty five
(A minor) Not a soldier crossed the line
With his (C major) banners a-dancin'
In (A minor) In the (C major) dawn's golden (G major) light
Santa (A minor) Anna came (G major) prancing
On a (A minor) horse that was (D minor) black as the (E major) night.
(A minor) Sen t an officer
Verse 7
to tell
Travis to surrender
Travis answered (C major) with a shell
(A minor) And a rousing rebel yell
Santa (C major) Anna turned (A minor) scarlet
"Play (C major) deguello!" he (G major) roared
"I will (A minor) show them no (G major) quarter
Every (A minor) one will be (D minor) put to the
(E major) sword!"
(A minor) One hundred and eighty five
Verse 8
(A minor)
Holding back five thousand
Five days, six days, (C major) eight days, ten
(A minor) Travis held and held again
Then he (C major) sent for replace (A minor) ments
For his (C major) wounded and (G major) lame
But the (A minor) troops that were (G major) coming
Never (A minor) came, never (D minor) came, never (E major) came...
Verse 9
(A minor) Twice he charged and blew recall
On the fatal third time
Santa Anna (C major) breached the wall
And he (A minor) killed 'em, one and all
Now the (C major) bugles are (A minor) si lent
And there's (C major) rust on each (G major) sword
And the (A minor) small band of sol (G major) diers...
(C major) Lie asleep
Verse 10
in the arms of
the Lord... (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
In the southern part of Texas
Near the (G major) town of San Antone
Like a (A minor) statue on his pinto rides
a cowboy all alone
And he sees the cattle grazing
where a (G major) century before
Santa (A minor) Anna's guns were blazing
and the (G major) cannons used to (C major) roar
And his (G major) eyes turn sorta (C major) misty
And his (G major) heart begins to (C major) glow
And he (G major) takes his hat off (A minor) slowly...
Verse 11
To the men of Alamo.
(A minor) To the thirteen days of glory (A minor)
At the siege of Alamo...
(A minor)
Ballad Of The Alamo
Marty Robbins
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