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Verse 1
(D major) Born on (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (B minor) (A major) (D major) a
mountaintop in (G major) Tennessee, (D major)
Greenest state in the (A major) land (E major) of the (A major) free,
(D major) Raised in the woods so's
he (G major) knew every (E minor) tree, (E major)
(A major) Killed him a bar when he was only (D major) three,
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
King (A major) of the Wild Fron (D major) tier. (B minor)
(D major) In 1813 the (G major) Greeks uprose, (D major)
Adding red skin arrows to
the (E major) country's woes, (A major)
Engine (D major) fightin' is somethin' (G major) he knows
(E major) So he shoulders (A major) his rifle
and off he goes (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
the (A major) man who don't know fear (D major)
Off through the woods
he's march (G major) in' along
(D major) Makin' up yarns and a
(E major) -singin' a song (A major)
(D major) Itchin' for a -fightin' and
a (G major) -writin' a rong
(E major) He's ringy (A major) as a bar and
twice as strong (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
the (A major) buckskin buccan (D major) eer
(B minor) Andy (D major) Jackson is our (G major) general's (D major) name
His regular soldiers will (E major) put to shame
(A major) Them (D major) red -skinned varmints
us vo (G major) lunteers will (E major) tame
Cause (A major) we got the guns
with the sure -fire reign
(D major) Davy, Davy (G major) (D major) Crockett,
the (A major) champion of us (D major) all
(B minor) Headed (A major) (D major) back to war
from the (G major) old home place
(D major) But Redstick was leading a (E major) merry chase
(A major) Fight (D major) ing at a burn and at a (G major) devil's pace
(E major) South (A major) through the swamps
on the Florida Trace
(D major) Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) cracking the Redskins down (D major)
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Fought single -handed
through the (G major) Injun war
(D major) Till the creeks was whipped
and peace (E major) was in (A major) store
And (D major) while he was handling his (G major) risky chore
(E major) Made (A major) himself a legend forevermore
(D major) Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
King (A major) of the Wild Fron (D major) tier
He'd give his word and
he'd (G major) give his hand
(D major) That his Injun friends could (E major) keep their land
(A major) And the (D major) rest of his life he (G major) took the stand
(E major) That (A major) justice was due every
red -skinned band (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) Holdin' his promise dear, (D major) (B minor)
(D major) Home for the winter with his (G major) family, (D major)
Happy as squirrels in the (E major) old gum tree, (A major)
(D major) Bein' the pappy that he (G major) wanted to be, (E minor)
(E major) Close (A major) to his boys as the
pot and the (D major) pea,
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) Holdin' his young uns (D major) dear.
But (A major) the (D major) ice went out and
the (G major) warm winds (D major) came
And the meltin' snow
showed tracks (E major) of game
(A major) And the (D major) flowers of spring
filled the (G major) woods with flame
(E major) And (A major) all of a sudden life got too tame (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy Crockett, (D major)
(A major) headin' on west again (D major)
Off through the woods we're (G major) ridin' along
(D major) Makin' up yarns and singin' (E major) a song
(A major) He's (D major) ringy as a bar and twice (G major) as strong
(E major) And (A major) knows he's right,
cause he ain't often wrong (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett
The (A major) man who don't know fear (D major)
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (B minor)
(D major) Looking for a place where
the (G major) air smells clean
(D major) Where the trees is tall
and the (E major) grass is green
(A major) Where the (D major) fish is fat in an (G major) untouched stream
(E major) And the (A major) demon woods is
a hunter's dream (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett
Look (A major) ing for paradis (D major) e
Now he'd lost his love
and his grief (G major) was gone (D major)
In his heart he wanted (B minor) to leave (E major) it all
(A major) And lose (D major) himself in the forest (G major) tall (E major)
But he (A major) answered instead to
his country's (D major) call
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
begin (A major) ning his campaign (D major) (B minor)
(D major) Needin' his help, they (G major) didn't vote blind
(D major) They put in Davy,
cause (E major) he was their kind (A major)
Sen (D major) t up to Nashville
the (G major) best they could (E major) find
A (A major) fightin' spirit and a thinkin' mind (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) choice of the whole fronti (D major) er
The (B minor) (A major) (D major) votes were counted
and he (G major) won hands down
(D major) So they sent him off to
Washing (E major) ton town
(A major) With his (D major) best -dressed suit,
still his (G major) buckskin wrap
(E major) A (A major) livin' legend of growin' renown (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
the (A major) Cane Creek Congressman
(D major) He went out to Congress
and (G major) served a spell (D major)
Fixin' up the government
and (E major) laws as (A major) well
Took (D major) over Washington, so (G major) we here tell
(E major) And (A major) patched up the crack
in the Liberty Bell
(D major) Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) seein' his duty clear (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
(B minor) Him (A major) (D major) and his jokes
(A major) traveled (D major) (G major) all through the (D major) land
And his speeches made him friends
to (E major) beat the band
(A major) His (D major) politicking was their (G major) favorite brand
(E major) And (A major) everyone wanted
to shake his hand (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) helping his legend grow
(D major) He knew when he spoke,
he (G major) sounded the knell
(D major) Of his hopes for the White House
and (E major) fame as well
(A major) When he (D major) spoke out strong,
so his (G major) tory books tell
(E major) He (A major) patched up the crack in
the Liberty Bell (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
see (A major) in' his duty clear (D major)
(B minor) When (A major) (D major) he come home,
his politickin' (G major) (D major) done
The Western march had just (E major) begun
(A major) So he (D major) packed his gear
and his (G major) trusty gun (E major)
And lit out (A major) a grinnin' to follow the sun (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) leadin' the Pion (D major) eers
He heard of Houston and (G major) Austin and so
(D major) To the Texas plains he just (E major) had to (A major) go
Where (D major) freedom was fighting another (G major) foe
(E minor) An (E major) d they (A major) needed him at the Alamo
(D major) Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
the (A major) man who don't know fear (D major)
His (A major) land (D major) is biggest and
his land (G major) is be (D major) st
From grassy plain (B minor) s to (E major) the
mountain crest (A major)
He's ahead (D major) of us all,
meetin' (G major) the test (E major)
Follow (A major) in' his legend into the West (D major)
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) King of the Wild Fron (D major) tier
Davy, (G major) Davy (D major) Crockett,
(A major) King of (A major) the Wild Frontier (D major) !
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
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