John Paul Jones chords by Johnny Horton

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

Verse 1:
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When John Paul Jones was a little boy he pointed to the sea
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Said when I get to be a man a fighting man I'll be
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I'll leave my mark on the ocean and my name in history

When John Paul was a member of the British Admiralty
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He killed a sailor on his ship which was a crime you see
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He changed his name to JP Jones and came to Amerike

Chorus:
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He fought in the rain and he fought in the sun
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And he fought in the moonlight too
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He fought with his knife and he fought with his gun
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And he fought till his blood ran through
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Well John Paul Jones was a fighting man a fighting man was he

He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
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And he helped set America free

Verse 2:
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When John Paul was a Captain in the US Naval Band
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A fighting for the glory and the freedom of our land
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He made those British captains wish that they were on dry land

He sent their mighty vessels to the bottom of the sea
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He took their bags of treasure and he sank their chests of Tea
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He gave his blood for all free men and his life for liberty


Chorus:
C
He fought in the rain and he fought in the sun
       F                       Am
And he fought in the moonlight too
   C
He fought with his knife and he fought with his gun
       F                         Am
And he fought till his blood ran through
C                                         Am               C
Well John Paul Jones was a fighting man a fighting man was he

He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
                  G7      C
And he helped set America free

Chorus:
C
He fought in the rain and he fought in the sun
       F                       Am
And he fought in the moonlight too
   C
He fought with his knife and he fought with his gun
       F                         Am
And he fought till his blood ran through
C                                         Am               C
Well John Paul Jones was a fighting man a fighting man was he

He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
                  G7      C
And he helped set America free