xHorton Johnny Sink the Bismarck #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# In [D] May of nineteen forty one, the [A] war had just be- [D] gun The [G] Germans had the biggest ships that [D] had the biggest guns [D] The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas [D] On her decks were guns as big as steers and [A] shells as big as [D] trees [D] Out of the cold and foggy night [A] came the British ship the [D] Hood And [G] every British seaman, he [D] knew and understood [D} They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the seas [D] Stop those guns as big as steers and [A] shells as big as [D] trees Chorus [D] We'll find that German battleship that's [A] makin' such a [D] fuss [D] We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the [A] world depends on [D] us [G] Hit the deck a-runnin' boys and [D] spin those guns around [D] When we find the Bismarck, we [A] gotta cut 'er [D] down [D] The Hood found the Bismarck and [A] on that fatal [D] day [G] The Bismarck started firin' [D] fifteen miles away [D] We gotta sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound [D] But when the smoke had cleared away, the [A] mighty Hood went [D] down [D] For six long days and weary nights [A] they tried to find her [D] trail [G] Churchill told the people, put [D] every ship a-sail [D] Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be [D] We gotta sink the Bismarck to the [A] bottom of the [D] sea [D] The fog was gone the seventh day an' they [A] saw the mornin [D] sun [G] Ten hours away from homeland, the [D] Bismarck made it's run [D] The Admiral of the British fleet said turns those bows around [D] We found that German battleship, and we're [A]gonna cut 'er [D] down [D] The British guns were aimed and the [A] shells were coming [D] fast [G] The first shell hit the Bismarck, they [D] knew she couldn't last [D] That mighty German battleship is just a memory [D] Sink the Bismarck was the battlecry, that [A] shook the seven [D] seas Chorus [D] We found that German battleship that's [A] makin' such a [D] fuss [D] We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the [A] world depends on [D] us [G] We hit the deck a-runnin' and we [D] spun those guns around [D] Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and we [A] had to cut 'er [D] down [D] Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and we [A] then we cut 'er [D] down
