Johnny Reb (C Major)
Artist:
Johnny Horton
Roman Numerals:
I, IV, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
Leadpencil9
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G
B
D
G
B
F
Intro
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You fought all the way Johnny Reb
Verse 1
Saw you a marchin' with
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Robert E.
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Lee
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You held your head a-high tryin' to win the
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
victory
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
You
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
fought for your folks but
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
you didn't Die in vain
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Even though you lost they speak
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
highly of your
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
name
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You fought all the way Johnny Reb
Verse 2
I heard you teeth chatter from
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
the cold
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
outside
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Saw the bullets open up the wounds in your
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
side
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
saw the young boys as
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
they began to fall
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You had tears in your eyes 'cause you
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
couldn't help at
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
all
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
But you fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You fought all the way Johnny Reb
Verse 3
I saw General Lee raise the
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
saber in his
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hand
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Heard the cannon's roar as you made your last
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
stand
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
You
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
marched in the battle with the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gray and the red
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
When the cannon's smoke cleared it took
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
days to count the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
dead
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You fought all the way Johnny Reb
Verse 4
When 'Honest Abe" heard the
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
news about your
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fall
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The folks thought he'd call a great victory
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
ball
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
But
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
he asked the band to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
play the song "Dixie"
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
For you Johnny Reb and
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
all that you believed
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You fought all the way Johnny Reb
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