Sink The Bismark original guitar chords by
Johnny Horton

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Key: Eb major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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In May of nineteen forty-one
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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
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Eb Eb 6
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came the 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
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Eb Eb 6
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and those shells as big as trees

Chorus 1
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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
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Eb Eb 6
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cause the world depends on us
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Hit the decks a-runnin' boys
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and spin those guns around
When we find the Bismarck
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Eb Eb 6
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we gotta cut her down
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Verse 3
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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' fifteen miles away
"We gotta sink the Bismarck"
was the battle sound
But when the smoke had cleared away,
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Eb Eb 6
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the mighty Hood went down

Verse 4
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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 every ship a-sail
'Cause somewhere on that ocean
I know she's gotta be
We gotta sink the Bismarck
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to the bottom of the sea"

Chorus 2
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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
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Eb Eb 6
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cause the world depends on us
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Hit the decks a-runnin' boys
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and spin those guns around
When we find the Bismarck
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Eb Eb 6
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we gotta cut her down
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Verse 5
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The fog was gone the seventh day
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and they saw   the mornin' sun
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Ten hours away from homeland
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the Bismarck made its run
The admiral of the British fleet said
"turn those bows around
We found that German battleship
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and we're gonna cut her down"

Verse 6
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The British guns were aimed
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and the 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
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cry that shook the seven seas

Chorus 3
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We found the German battleship
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Eb Eb 6
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been makin' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismarck
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Eb Eb 6
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'cause the world depends on us
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We hit the decks a-runnin'
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and we spun those guns around
Yeah, we found the mighty Bismarck
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Eb Eb 6
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and prepared to cut her down

Outro 1
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We found the German battleship
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Eb Eb 6
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been makin' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismarck
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Eb Eb 6
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'cause the world depends on us
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We hit the decks a-runnin'
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and we spun those guns around
We found the mighty Bismarck
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Eb Eb 6
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and then  we cut her down
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