Ballad Of Davey Crockett Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][D][G][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Born on a mountain
top in [F]Tenness[C]ee
Greenest state in the [D]land of the [G]free
Raised [C]in the woods,
so he [F]knew ev'ry tree
[G]Kilt him a bar when he
was only [C]three
Davy, [F]Davy [C]Crockett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er[F][C]

[Verse 2]
[C]Fought single- handed
through the [F]Injun [C]War
'Til the Creeks was whipped
[G]and [D]peace was in [G]store
[C]While he was handlin' this [F]risky chore
[G]Made himself a legend for evermore
[C]Davy, Dav[F]y Cro[C]ckett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
He give his word [C]and he
give his [F]hand[C]
That his Injun friends could
keep [D]their [G]land
The [C]rest of his life, he [F]took the stand
That [G]justice was due every
redskin [C]band
Davy, [F]Davy [C]Crockett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er[F][C]

[Verse 4]
[C]He went off to Congress an'
[F]served [C]a spell
Fixin' up the Governments
[D]an' laws as [G]well
[C]Took over Washington so [F]we heered tell
An' [G]patched up the crack
in the Liberty [C]Bell
Davy, [F]Davy [C]Crockett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 5]
[C]When he come home,
[F]his politickin' done
[G]The[C] western march
had [D]just [G]begun
So he packed [C]his gear
an' his [F]trusty gun
An' [G]lit out grinnin'
to follow [C]the sun
Davy, [F]Davy [C]Crockett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er[F][C]

[Verse 6]
His [C]land is biggest an' his
[F]land is be[C]st
From grassy plains to
the moun[D]tain [G]crest
He's ahead of [C]us all, meet[F]in' the test
Fol[C]lowin' his [G]legend
into the [C]West
Davy, [F]Davy [C]Crockett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er
Davy, [F]Davy [C]Crockett,
[G]king of the wild fronti[C]er
[F][G][C]

[Verse 7]
[G]King of the wild [C]frontier