Remember the Alamo, (approximatively) as sung by Donovan
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[capo 2] : on my record, he seems to use one. But if you
want to use an harmonica, you can remove it.
3/4 : The song is rather fast, and there are three times
per measure.
I used a transcription that I found on the Internet, which
didn't satisfy me at all (it was made by). I added several
chords and also an introduction, which is very sketchy ...
F F/E F : you just have to lift a bit your first finger while
--------- playing a standard F chord ...
(1)--(1)--(1)
(1)--(1)--(1)
2----2----2
3----3----3
3----3----3
1----0----1
Riff
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It's almost the same as above, but you have play it very fast,
without loosing the rythm, of course. Listen to the record, and
you'll understand want I mean. If you can't do it, just play
a plain F chord.
(1 1)--1--1
(1 1)--1--1
2-2---2--2 And so on ...
3-3-------
3-3-------
0h1-------
Chords
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C: 332010 G: 320033 F: 133211
C7:x32310 G6:320000 Em:022000
The introduction (3/4)
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C G C
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E||-------------------|-------3--3--3--3--|-------0--0--0--0--|
B||-------1--1--1--1--|-------3--3--3--3--|-------1--1--1--1--|
G||-------0--0--0--0--|-------0--0--0--0--|-------0--0--0--0--|
D||-------2--2--2--2--|--0----------------|--2----------------|
A||--3----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
F F/E F G C
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
-----------------|--3----3--3--3--3--|-------0--0-------|
-----------------|--0----0--0--0--0--|-------1--1-------|
--2----2----2----|--0----0--0--0--0--|-------0--0-------|
--3----3----3----|--0----0--0--0--0--|-------------2----|
--3----3----3----|--2----------------|--3---------------|
--1----0----1----|--3----------------|------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
-------0--0-------|-------0--0-------||
-------1--1-------|-------1--1-------||
-------0--0-------|-------0--0-------||
--0---------------|------------------||
-------------2----|--3----------2----||
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Verse 1:
C G C F F/E F C
Eight hundred and eighty were challenged by travellers to die,
C G C F F/E F C C7
By a line that he drew with his sword as the battle drew nigh,
F C
Hey man that crossed over the line was for glory
F C
And he that was left better fly,
C G C F F/E F C G C C7
And over the line crossed one hundred and se-ven-ty nine.
Chorus :
Riff * * * * Em
Hey at Santa Anna they're killing our soldiers below
F C
So the rest of Texas will know,
G G6 C (Play the end of the introduction)
And remember the Alamo.
Verse 2 :
Jim Bowie lay dying, his blood and the sweat in his eyes
But his knife at the ready to take him a few in reply
Young Davy Crockett lay laughing and dying
The blood and the sweat in his eyes
For Texas and for freedom a man was more willing to die.
Verse 3 :
A courier came to a battle once bloody and loud
And found only skin and bones where he left a crowd
Fear not little darling of dying
If the world is sovereign and free
For we'll fight to the last for as long as liberty be.
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Transcribed by Pierre Quillery
01/06/2005
Comments, correction : harrold.the.barrel[at]gmail.com
