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Ballad Of Davy Crockett

Key: G

Introduction:

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 G                                                 C         G 
Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
                                             A7                   D7 
Greenest state in the Land of the Free
 G                                                 C 
Raised in the woods so he knew every tree
 D7                                                                               G 
He killed himself a bear when he was only three
           C       G 
Davy Davy Crockett
 D7                                     G 
King of the wild frontier
                                                             C               G 
Off through the woods he went marching along
                                 A7                           D7 
Making up yarns and a singing a song
 G                                                     C 
Itching for fighting always righting a wrong
 D7                                                                   G 
He was rangy as a bear and twice as strong
           C       G 
Davy Davy Crockett
 D7                                     G 
King of the wild frontier
                                                           C                   G 
Fought single-handed through the Indian War
                                                             A7                     D7 
Till the tribes went west and peace was in store
 G                                             C 
The rest of his life he took the stand
 D7                                                             G 
That justice was due the redskin man
           C       G 
Davy Davy Crockett
 D7                                     G 
King of the wild frontier
                                                         C               G 
He went off to Congress and served a spell
                                                   A7                   D7 
Fixing up the government and laws as well
 G                                                   C 
Took over Washington so we heard tell
 D7                                                                           G 
And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
           C       G 
Davy Davy Crockett
 D7                                     G 
King of the wild frontier
                                                 C                   G 
He heard of Houston and Austin and so
                                               A7                   D7 
To the Texas plains he just had to go
 G                                                     C 
Where the land was free and there was room to grow
 D7                                                             G 
And he fought and died at the Alamo
           C       G 
Davy Davy Crockett
 D7                                     G 
King of the wild frontier
                                                       C                           G 
Davy's land is the biggest Davy's land is best
                                                     A7             D7 
From grassy plains to the mountain crest
 G                                       C 
He's ahead of us all meeting the test
 D7                                                       G 
Following his legend into the West
           C       G 
Davy Davy Crockett
 D7                                     G 
King of the wild frontier