{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1067647,"song":"The Big Battle","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1067647-the-big-battle-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1067647?type=chord","rating":4.8506,"votes":6,"content":"Intro:\r\n\r\n|     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI think, sir, the battle is over;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd the young soldier lay down his gun.[/tab]\r\n\r\nI'm tired of running for cover;\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm certain the battle is done.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nO'er sea over there where we fought them[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's quiet, for they've all gone away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAll left is the dead and the dyin',\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe blue lyin' long side the grave.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude:\r\n\r\n|     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo, you think the battle is over,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nand you even lay down your gun.[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou carelessly rise from your cover,\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfor you think the battle is done.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow, boy, hit the dirt, listen to me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nfor I'm still the one in command.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGet flat on the ground here beside me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand lay your ear to the sand.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude\r\n\r\n|     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCan you here the deafening rumble?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nCan you feel the trembling ground?[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's just the horses and wagons\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthat make such deafening sound.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor ev'ry shot fired had an echo[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nand ev'ry man killed wanted life.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere lies your friend, Jim McKinney.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCan you take the news to his wife?[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude\r\n\r\n|     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo, son, the battle's not over;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nthe battle has only begun.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe rest of the battle will cover\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe part that has blackened the sun.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe fight yet to come's not with cannons,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nNor will the fight be hand to hand.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      \r\nNo one will regroup the forces;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D7[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo charge will a gen'ral command.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude\r\n\r\n|     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |     [ch]A[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe battle will rage in the bosom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nof mother and sweetheart and wife.[/tab]\r\n\r\nBrother and sister and daughter\r\n[tab]                                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwill grieve for the rest of their lives.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow, quiet, rise from your cover.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBe thankful that God let you live,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto go fight the rest of the battle[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]                                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor those who gave all they could give.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude\r\n\r\n|     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |     [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI see, sir, the battle's not over;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nthe battle has only begun.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe rest of the battle will cover\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthis part that has blackened the sun.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor though there's no sound of the cannon,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nand though there's no smoke in the sky,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm droppin' my gun and the saber,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand ready for battle am I.[/tab]","plain_text":"Intro:\n\n|     A     |     A     |     A     |     A     |\n\n\n\n\nI'm tired of running for cover;\n\n\n\n\nAll left is the dead and the dyin',\n\n\nInterlude:\n\n|     G     |     G     |     G     |     G     |\n\n\n\n\nYou carelessly rise from your cover,\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude\n\n|     A     |     A     |     A     |     A     |\n\n\n\n\nIt's just the horses and wagons\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude\n\n|     G     |     G     |     G     |     G     |\n\n\n\n\nThe rest of the battle will cover\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude\n\n|     A     |     A     |     A     |     A     |\n\n\n\n\nBrother and sister and daughter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude\n\n|     G     |     G     |     G     |     G     |\n\n\n\n\nThe rest of the battle will cover","chords":["A","E7","D","G","D7","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}