Sink The Bismarck chords by
Johnny Horton

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Key: Eb major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
In May of nineteen
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forty-one the the war had just begun
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The Germans had the biggest ship,
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they had the biggest guns
The Bismarck was the fastest
ship that ever sailed the sea
On her deck were guns as big as steers
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and shells as big as trees

Verse 2
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Out of the cold and foggy night came the
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British ship, the Hood
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And every British seaman,
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he knew and understood
They had to sink the Bismarck,
the terror of the sea
Stop those guns as big as steers and those
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shells as big as trees

Verse 3
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We'll find the German battleship
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that's makin' such a fuss
We gotta sink the Bismarck cause
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the world depends on us
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Hit the decks a-runnin' boys boys
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and spin those guns around
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When we find the Bismarck we gotta
cut her down
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Verse 4
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The Hood found the Bismarck
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on that fatal day
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The Bismarck started firin'
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fifteen miles away
"We gotta sink the Bismarck"
was the battle sound
But when the smoke had cleared away,
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the mighty Hood went down

Verse 5
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For six long days and weary nights
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they tried to find her trail
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Churchill told the people "put
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every ship a-sail
'Cause 'Cause somewhere on that
ocean I know she's gotta be
We gotta sink the Bismarck to the
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bottom of the sea"

Verse 6
We'll find that German battleship
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that's makin' such a fuss
We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause
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the world depends on us
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Hit the decks a-runnin' boys boys
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and spin those guns around
When we find the Bismarck we
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gotta cut her down

Verse 7
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The fog was gone the seventh day and
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they saw the mornin' sun
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Ten hours away from homeland the
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Bis marck made its run
The admiral of the British fleet said
"turn those bows around
We found that German battleship and we're
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gonna cut her down"

Verse 8
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The British guns were aimed and the
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shells were comin' fast
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The first shell hit the Bismarck,
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they knew she couldn't last
That mighty German battleship
is just a memory
"Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry
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that shook the seven sea s

Verse 9
We found that German battleship
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been makin' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause
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the world depends on us
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We hit the deck a-runnin' and and we
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spun those guns around
Yeah, we found the mighty Bismarck and
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prepared to cut her down

Verse 10
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We found that German battleship
been makin' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause
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the world depends on us
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We hit the deck a-runnin' and and we
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spun those guns around
We found the mighty Bismarck and
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then we cut her down

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