Ballad Of The Alamo Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]In the southern part of Texas
In the [G]town of San Antone
There's a [Am]fortress all in ruins that the
weeds have overgrown
You may look in vain for crosses
and you'll [G]never see a-one
But But some[Am]times between the
setting and the [G]rising of the [C]sun
You can hear a [G]ghostly [C]bugle
As the [G]men go marching [C]by
You can [G]hear them as they [Am]answer
To that roll call in the sky.
Colonel [Em]Travis,

[Verse 2]
[Am]Davy Crockett,
[Dm]and a hundred [Em]eighty more
Captain Dickinson, [E]Jim Bowie
Present and ac[E]counted for.
[Am]Back in

[Verse 3]
1836, Houston
said to Travis
"Get some volunteer[C]s and go
[Am]Fortify the Alamo."
Well the [C]men came from [Am]Texas
And [C]from old Tenness[G]ee
And they [Am]joined up with [G]Travis
Just to [Am]fight for the [Dm]right to be [E]free.
[Am]Indian scouts with squirrel guns

[Verse 4]
[Am]
Men with muzzle-loaders
Stood Stood together, [C]heel and toe
[Am]To defend the Alamo.

[Verse 5]
"You may [C]ne'er see your
[Am]loved ones,"
Travis [C]told them that [G]day
"Those who [Am]want to can leave now
[G]Those who [Am]fight to the
[Dm]death let 'em [E]stay."

[Verse 6]
[Am]In the sand he drew a line
With his army sabre
Out of a hundred [C]eighty five
[Am]Not a soldier crossed the line
With his [C]banners a-dancin'
[Am]In In the da[C]wn's golden li[G]ght
Santa [Am]Anna came [G]prancing
On a [Am]horse that was [Dm]black as the [E]night.
[Am]Sen t an officer

[Verse 7]
to tell
Travis to surrender
Travis answered [C]with a shell
[Am]And a rousing rebel yell
Santa [C]Anna turned [Am]scarlet
[C]"Play deguello!" he [G]roared
"I will [Am]show them no [G]quarter
Every [Am]one will be [Dm]put to the
[E]sword!"
[Am]One hundred and eighty five

[Verse 8]
[Am]
Holding back five thousand
Five days, six days, [C]eight days, ten
[Am]Travis held and held again
Then he [C]sent for replace[Am]ments
For his [C]wounded and [G]lame
But the [Am]troops that were [G]coming
Never [Am]came, never [Dm]came, never [E]came...

[Verse 9]
[Am]Twice he charged and blew recall
On the fatal third time
Santa Anna [C]breached the wall
And he [Am]killed 'em, one and all
Now the [C]bugles are [Am]si lent
And there's [C]rust on each [G]sword
And the [Am]small band of sol[G]diers...
[C]Lie asleep

[Verse 10]
in the arms of
[Am]the Lord...[C][Am]
In the southern part of Texas
Near the [G]town of San Antone
Like a [Am]statue on his pinto rides
a cowboy all alone
And he sees the cattle grazing
where a [G]century before
Santa [Am]Anna's guns were blazing
and the [G]cannons used to [C]roar
And his [G]eyes turn sorta [C]misty
And his [G]heart begins to [C]glow
And he [G]takes his hat off [Am]slowly...

[Verse 11]
To the men of Alamo.
[Am]To the thirteen days of gl[Am]ory
At the siege of Alamo...
[Am]