The Battle Of Bull Run chords by Johnny Horton

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: EADGBE

Battle Of Bull Run
Written by Leon Payne
Recorded by Johnny Horton

(Capo on 3)

Intro:
| (D MajorD) | (D MajorD) | (G+G) | (D MajorD)

Verse:
  D MajorD                    G+G         D MajorD
The sun shown bright and clear that day, we all left Washing- ton
  D MajorD                 G+G       D MajorD
To lick the Rebel boys in grey at the Battle of Bull Run
   D MajorD             G+G        D MajorD
They came from Pennsylvania and some from Mary- land
  D MajorD                 G+G         D MajorD
To see the Rebel boys get spanked by Honest Abe's broad hand

       D MajorD                  B minorBm
We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay
     D MajorD               G+G      D MajorD
But they ran us back to Washington and Philadelphi- a
  G+G      D MajorD
And Philadelphi- a

  D MajorD                    G+G       D MajorD
The ladies wore their brightest shawls, the gentlemen were gay
                    G+G      D MajorD
They came to see their Yankee boys WHIP old Virgini- a
 D MajorD                    G+G        D MajorD
I held my momma's hand and skipped, when a soldier said to me
     D MajorD                 D MajorD        D MajorD
Would you rather have Jeff Davis' hat or the sword of Bobbie Lee

       D MajorD                  B minorBm
We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay
     D MajorD               G+G      D MajorD
But they ran us back to Washington and Philadelphi- a
  G+G      D MajorD
And Philadelphi- a

  D MajorD                  G+G         D MajorD
And then the general doffed his hat and said let's rest a spell
  D MajorD                  G+G      D MajorD
And for the first time we all heard that awful rebel yell
  D MajorD              G+G      D MajorD
The waters of MANASSAS creek be- came a ruby red
  D MajorD               G+G       D MajorD
And many a Reb and Yankee boy lay in the willows dead

       D MajorD                  B minorBm
We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay
     D MajorD               G+G      D MajorD
But they ran us back to Washington and Philadelphi- a
  G+G      D MajorD
And Philadelphi- a

 D MajorD                   G+G      D MajorD
A augmentedA fight locked in the chest of time too horrible to tell
   D MajorD                 G+G       D MajorD
Vir- ginny's true green countryside be- came a lake of hell
   D MajorD                         G+G        D MajorD
Don't count your chicks before they're hatched or you'll work until it's done
  D MajorD              G+G       D MajorD
Re- member yes remember long the Battle of Bull Run

       D MajorD                  B minorBm
We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay
     D MajorD               G+G      D MajorD
But they ran us back to Washington and Philadelphi- a
  G+G      D MajorD  G+G D MajorD D A augmentedA D MajorD
And Philadelphi- a

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