Ballad Of Davy Crockett chords

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Born on a mountain top in Tennessee 

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Greenest state in the Land of the Free 

G                         C 
Raised in the woods so he knew every tree 

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He killed himself a bear when he was only three 


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Davy Davy Crockett  

D7                   G 
King of the wild frontier  


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Off through the woods he went marching along 

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Making up yarns and a singing a song 

G                           C 
Itching for fighting always righting a wrong 

D7                                  G 
He was rangy as a bear and twice as strong 


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Davy Davy Crockett  

D7                   G 
King of the wild frontier  


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Fought single-handed through the Indian War 

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Till the tribes went west and peace was in store 

G                       C 
The rest of his life he took the stand 

D7                               G 
That justice was due the redskin man 


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Davy Davy Crockett 
  
D7                   G 
King of the wild frontier 
  
  
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He went off to Congress and served a spell 

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Fixing up the government and laws as well 

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Took over Washington so we heard tell 

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And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell 


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Davy Davy Crockett 
  
D7                   G 
King of the wild frontier 
  

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He heard of Houston and Austin and so 

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To the Texas plains he just had to go 

G                           C 
Where the land was free and there was room to grow 

D7                               G 
And he fought and died at the Alamo 


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Davy Davy Crockett 
  
D7                   G 
King of the wild frontier  


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Davy's land is the biggest Davy's land is best 

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From grassy plains to the mountain crest 

G                    C 
He's ahead of us all meeting the test 

D7                            G 
Following his legend into the West 


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Davy Davy Crockett  

D7                   G 
King of the wild frontier