The Battle Of New Orleans original guitar chords by 
Johnny Horton 
Key: A major
Intro 1
[Banjo]
A
D
E7
A
Verse 1
A
D
In 1814 we took a little trip
We took a little bacon
Chorus 1
and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't as many
E7
A
as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
E7
A
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Verse 2
They stepped so high
Chorus 2
and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't as many
E7
A
as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
E7
A
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Verse 3
D
We held our fire 'til we seed their faces well
Chorus 3
and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't as many
E7
A
as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
E7
A
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Bridge 1
and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes
E7
A
where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast
that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
E7
A
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
A
A
Verse 4
We filled his head with cannonballs
Chorus 4
and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't as many
E7
A
as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
E7
A
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Bridge 2
and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes
E7
A
where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast
that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
E7
A
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Outro 1
Sound off, three, four
Sound off, three, four
[Repeat and fade]
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA D E7
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