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Ballad Of The Alamo

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[Intro]
Dm
In the southern part of Texas
       C
In the town of San Antone
          Dm                           A                Dm
There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown
        Dm                                   C
You may look in vain for crosses and you'll never see a-one
        Dm                                C              F
But sometimes between the setting and the rising of the sun
[Bridge]
        C               F
You can hear a ghostly bugle
       C               F
As the men go marching by
        C                 Dm
You can hear them as they answer
        Dm                Dm
To that roll call in the sky
A7               Dm            Gm             A7
Colonel Travis, Davy Crockett, and a hundred eighty more
E7                 A
Captain Dickenson, Jim Bowie
E7          A7
Present and accounted for
[Verse]
Dm                            Dm
Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis
               F
“Get some volunteers and go
Dm
Fortify the Alamo”
         C             Dm
Well the men came from Texas
         F         C
And from old Tennessee
         Dm             C
And they joined up with Travis
        Dm             Gm           A7
Just to fight for the right to be free.
[Verse]
Dm
Indian scouts with squirrel guns
Dm               Dm
Men with muzzle-loaders
                F
Stood together, heel and toe
Dm
To defend the Alamo.
         F              Dm
“You may ne'er see your loved ones,”
       F              C
Travis told them that day
           Dm          C
“Those who want to can leave now
          Dm            Gm            A7
Those who fight to the death let 'em stay.”
[Verse]
Dm
In the sand he drew a line
Dm
With his army sabre
Dm                 F
Out of a hundred eighty five
Dm
Not a soldier crossed the line
         F         Dm
With his banners a-dancin'
        F             C
In the dawns' golden light
      Dm        C
Santa Anna came prancing
     Dm              Gm           A7
On a horse that was black as the night.
[Verse]
Dm
Sent an officer to tell
Dm
Travis to surrender
Dm               F
Travis answered with a shell
Dm
And a rousing rebel yell
      F           Dm
Santa Anna turned scarlet
      F              C
“Play Duguello!” he roared
        Dm           C
“I will show them no quarter
      Dm          Gm          A7
Every one will be put to the sword!”
[Verse]
Dm
One hundred and eighty five
Dm
Holding back five thousand
Dm                     F
Five days, six days, eight days, ten
Dm
Travis held and held again
        F          Dm
Then he sent for replacements
        F           C
For his wounded and lame
        Dm               C
But the troops that were coming
      Dm           Gm          A7
Never came, never came, never came...
[Verse]
Dm
Twice he charged and blew recall
Dm
On the fatal third time
Dm          F
Santa Anna breached the wall
Dm
And he killed them, one and all
        F           Dm
Now the bugles are silent
             F            C
And there's rust on each sword
         Dm            C
And the small band of soldiers...
N.C. 
Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord...
[Outro]
Dm
In the southern part of Texas
         C
Near the town of San Antone
       Dm                        A            Dm
Like a statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone
Dm                                      C
And he sees the cattle grazing where a century before
      Dm               F               C                F
Santa Anna's guns were blazing and the cannons used to roar
        C               Dm
And his eyes turn sorta misty
        C               Dm
And his heart begins to glow
       C                 Dm
And he takes his hat off slowly...
N.C.
To the men of the Alamo
       C                Dm
To the thirteen days of glory
       Dm                Dm
At the siege of Alamo...

Ballad Of The Alamo chords and lyrics

Free chords for Ballad Of The Alamo by Marty Robbins. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
[Bridge]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Verse]
N.C. 
Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord...
[Outro]
N.C.
To the men of the Alamo

Ballad Of The Alamo Chords by Marty Robbins

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