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From ohig@ihug.co.nz Wed Apr  2 08:51:55 1997
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:29:12 -0800
From: Gary Higgins 
To: acoustic@olga.net
Cc: guitar@olga.net
Subject: chord  Alamo  by Donovan Leitch

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Im not really sure if Donovan wrote this as I have only heard him sing it and I have not seen it on any records.

The words are from memory and the chords are my own interpretation of the song. Hammering on and off strings on the F chord will give the required sound.

C                              G           C                                     F                  C
Eight hundred and eighty he challenged the travellers to die,

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By a line that he drew with his sword as the battle drew nigh,
           F                                       C
Ev^?ry man that stepped over the line was for glory
         F                                C
And he that was left better fly,
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For over the line stepped one hundred and seventy nine.

Chorus

F                                                                           C
Hey  at Santa Anna  they^?re killing our soldiers below
             F                           C
So the rest of  Texas will know,
           G                      C
And remember the Alamo

C G C F C G C

Jim Bowie lay dying his blood and his powder were dry

But his knife had been willing to take him a few in reply

Young Davey Crockett lay laughin and dyin

The blood and the sweat in his eye

For texas and freedom a man was more willing to die

Chorus
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Im not really sure if Donovan wrote this as I have only heard him sing it and I have not seen it on any records.

The words are from memory and the chords are my own interpretation of the song. Hammering on and off strings on the F chord will give the required sound.

C                              G           C                                     F                  C
Eight hundred and eighty he challenged the travellers to die,

C                          G                   C                 F                  C
By a line that he drew with his sword as the battle drew nigh,
           F                                       C
Ev^?ry man that stepped over the line was for glory
         F                                C
And he that was left better fly,
C                    G                          C              F           C
For over the line stepped one hundred and seventy nine.

Chorus

F                                                                           C
Hey  at Santa Anna  they^?re killing our soldiers below
             F                           C
So the rest of  Texas will know,
           G                      C
And remember the Alamo

C G C F C G C

Jim Bowie lay dying his blood and his powder were dry

But his knife had been willing to take him a few in reply

Young Davey Crockett lay laughin and dyin

The blood and the sweat in his eye

For texas and freedom a man was more willing to die

Chorus
Gary Higgins Ohig@ihug.co.nz