{"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":1486904,"song":"Sink The Bismarck","artist":"Johnny Horton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11271096-sink-the-bismarck-chords-by-johnny-horton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1486904?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":124,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn May of 1941 the war had just begun[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea\r\n[tab]                                            [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOut of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd every British seaman he knew and understood[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll find the German battleship that's making such a fuss[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, hit the decks a running boys and spin those guns around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away[/tab]\r\n\r\nWe gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nChurchill told the people put every ship a-sail[/tab]\r\n\r\nCause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, hit the decks a running boys and spin those guns around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the morning sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTen hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last[/tab]\r\n\r\nThat mighty German battleship is just a memory\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSink the Bismark was the battle cry that shook the seven seas[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe found that German battleship for makin' such a fuss[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nThe Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea\n\n\n\n\n\nThey had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nWe gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound\n\n\n\n\n\nCause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat mighty German battleship is just a memory\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD","chords":["D","A7","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}