Artist: Johnny Horton
Writer Credit: Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks
Released in 1960, #3 on the charts
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To match the original record on youtube, transpose to D
and use capo on first fret.
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I play and sing it in G, as below.
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Correct title (Sink the Bismarck) Old title 'Bismark' is a
common mis-spelling... corrected on later record productions.
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G D G
In May of 1941 the war had just begun
C G
The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns
G
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea
D G
On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees
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G D G
Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood
C G
And every British seaman he knew and understood
G
They had to sink the Bismarck the terror of the sea
D G
Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees
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Chorus
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D G
We'll find the German battleship that's making such a fuss
D G
We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us
C G
Yeah hit the decks a running boys and spin those guns around
D G
When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down
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D G
The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day
C G
The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away
G
We gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound
D G
But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down
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D G
For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail
C G
Churchill told the people put every ship a-sail
G
Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be
D G
We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea
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Chorus
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D G
We'll find the German battleship that's making such a fuss
D G
We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us
C G
Yeah hit the decks a running boys and spin those guns around
D G
When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down
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D G
The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the morning sun
C G
Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run
G
The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around
D G
We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down
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D G
The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast
C G
The first shell hit the Bismarck they knew she couldn't last
G
That mighty German battleship is just a memory
D G
Sink the Bismarck was the battle cry that shook the seven seas
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Final Chrous
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G D G
We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss
D G
We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us
C G
We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
D G
Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down
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Repeat last verse to end.
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Note: You can hear this song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Ufc2hI4FM
