Ballad Of The Alamo
Ballad Of The Alamo

Ballad Of The Alamo chords by Marty Robbins

N/A
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 6

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Dm

  • B

    2
  • E

  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Dm

  • B

    2
  • E

  • Verse 1
    In the 
    southern 
    part 
    of Texas 

    In 
    the 
    town 
    of San 
    Antone 

    There's 
    fort
    ress 
    all 
    in ruins 
    that the 

    weeds 
    have overgrown 

    You may 
    look in 
    vain for 
    crosses 

    and you'll 
    never 
    see a-one 

    But 
    But some
    times between 
    the 

    setting 
    and the 
    rising 
    of the 
    sun

    You 
    can hear 
    ghostly 
    bugle 

    As 
    the 
    men go 
    marching 
    by 

    You can 
    hear them 
    as they 
    answer 

    To that 
    roll 
    call in the 
    sky. 

    Colonel 
    Trav
    is, 
    Verse 2
    Davy 
    Crockett, 

    and 
    a hundred 
    eighty 
    more 

    Captain 
    Dickinson, 
    Jim 
    Bowie 

    Present 
    and ac
    counted 
    for. 

    Back 
    in 
    Verse 3
    1836, Houston 

    said to Travis 

    "Get some 
    volunteer
    and go 

    Fortify 
    the 
    Alamo." 

    Well 
    the 
    men 
    came from 
    Texas 

    And 
    from old 
    Tenness
    ee 

    And 
    they 
    joined 
    up with 
    Trav
    is 

    Just 
    to 
    fight for 
    the 
    right to 
    be 
    free. 

    Indian 
    scouts 
    with squirrel 
    guns 
    Verse 4

    Men with 
    muzzle-loaders 

    Stood 
    Stood together, 
    heel and 
    toe 

    To 
    defend the 
    Alamo. 

    Verse 5
    "You 
    may 
    ne'er 
    see your 

    loved ones," 

    Travis 
    told 
    them that 
    day 

    "Those 
    who 
    want 
    to can 
    leave now 

    Those 
    who 
    fight 
    to the 

    death let 
    'em 
    stay." 

    Verse 6
    In the 
    sand he 
    drew a 
    line 

    With his 
    army 
    sabre 

    Out 
    of a hundred 
    eighty 
    five 

    Not 
    a soldier 
    crossed the 
    line 

    With his 
    banners 
    a-dancin' 

    In 
    In 
    the 
    dawn's 
    golden 
    light 

    Santa 
    Anna 
    came 
    pran
    cing 

    On 
    horse that 
    was 
    black as 
    the 
    night. 

    Sen
    t an 
    officer 
    Verse 7
    to tell 

    Travis 
    to surrender 

    Travis 
    answered 
    with a shell 

    And 
    a rousing 
    rebel 
    yell 

    Santa 
    Anna 
    turned 
    scarlet 

    "Play 
    deguello!" he 
    roared 

    "I 
    will 
    show 
    them no 
    quarter 

    Every 
    one will 
    be 
    put to 
    the 

    sword!" 

    One hundred 
    and 
    eighty 
    five 
    Verse 8

    Holding 
    back five 
    thousand 

    Five days, 
    six days, 
    eight days, 
    ten 

    Travis 
    held 
    and held 
    again 

    Then he 
    sent 
    for replace
    ments 

    For 
    his 
    wounded 
    and 
    lame 

    But 
    the 
    troops 
    that were 
    com
    ing 

    Never 
    came, never 
    came, never 
    came... 

    Verse 9
    Twice 
    he charged and 
    blew recall 

    On the 
    fatal 
    third time 

    Santa 
    Anna 
    breached the 
    wall 

    And 
    he 
    killed 'em, 
    one and 
    all 

    Now the 
    bugles 
    are 
    si
    lent 

    And there's 
    rust 
    on each 
    sword 

    And the 
    small 
    band of sol
    diers... 

    Lie asleep 
    Verse 10
    in the 
    arms 
    of 

    the Lord... 


    In the 
    southern 
    part 
    of Texas 

    Near the 
    town of 
    San Antone 

    Like 
    statue 
    on his 
    pinto 
    rides 

    a cowboy 
    all 
    alone 

    And he 
    sees 
    the cattle 
    grazing 

    where 
    century 
    before 

    Santa 
    Anna's 
    guns were 
    blazing 

    and the 
    can
    nons 
    used to 
    roar 

    And his 
    eyes turn 
    sorta 
    misty 

    And his 
    heart begins 
    to 
    glow 

    And he 
    takes 
    his hat off 
    slowly... 

    Verse 11
    To 
    the men 
    of 
    Alamo. 

    To 
    the thir
    teen 
    days 
    of 
    glory 

    At the 
    siege 
    of 
    Alamo... 


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