John Paul Jones chords by Johnny Horton

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Verse 1

JOHN PAUL JONES

Verse 2
D 
When  (D major) John Paul Jones was a little
boy he pointed to the sea
Said when I get to be a man
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a  (F sharp major) fightin' man I'll be
D 
I'll  (D major) leave my mark on the ocean
and my name in history
When John Paul was a member
of the British Admiralty
He killed a sailor on his ship
F# 
which  (F sharp major) was a crime you see
D 
He  (D major) changed his name to JP Jones
and came to Amerik- e

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Verse 3

He fought in the rain and he fought in the

sun and he fought in the moonlight too

He fought with his knife and

he fought with his gun

And he fought till his blood ran through

Well John Paul Jones was a fightin'

man a fightin' man was he

He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west

Verse 4

and he helped set America free

[ banjo ]

Verse 5
D 
When JohnPaul was a Captain in the  (D major) 
US Naval Band
A fightin' for the glory and
F# 
the  (F sharp major) freedom of our land
D 
He  (D major) made those British captains
wish that they were on dry land
He sent their mighty vessels
to the bottom of the sea
He took their bags of treasure and
F# 
he sank  (F sharp major) their chests of Tea
D 
He  (D major) gave his blood for all free
men and his life for liberty

Verse 6
D 
He  (D major) fought in the rain and he fought in the sun
A 
Bm 
and he fought in the  (A major) moonlight  (B minor) too
D 
He  (D major) fought with his knife and he
fought with his gun
And he fought till his blood
Bm 
ran  (B minor) through
D 
Well John Paul  (D major) Jones was a fightin'
man a fightin' man was he
He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
and he helped set America free

Verse 7

[ banjo ]

Verse 8
He fought in the rain and he fought in the
Bm 
sun and he fought in the moonlight  (B minor) too
D 
He  (D major) fought with his knife and he
fought with his gun
Bm 
And he fought till his blood ran  (B minor) through
D 
Well  (D major) John Paul Jones was a fightin'
man a fightin' man was he
He sailed to the east and he sailed to the
west and he helped set America free