Sink The Bismarck
Johnny Horton
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D A7 In May of 1941 the war had justD begunG The Germans had the biggest shipD that had the biggest guns The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea On her decks were guns as big asA7 D steers and shells as big as trees Out of the cold and foggy night cameA7 D the British ship the HoodG D And every British seaman he knew and understood They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea Stop those guns as big as steers andA7 D those shells as big as trees [Chorus] We'll find the German battleshipA7 D that's making such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck cause theA7 D world depends on usG Yeah, hit the decks a running boysD and spin those guns aroundA7 When we find the Bismarck we gottaD cut her down [Verse 2]A7 The Hood found the Bismarck and onD that fatal dayG D The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles awayContinues after the adWe gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound But when the smoke had cleared awayA7 D the mighty Hood went down For six long days and weary nightsA7 D they tried to find her trailG D Churchill told the people put every ship a-sail Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be We gotta sink the Bismarck to theA7 D bottom of the sea [Chorus] We found that German battleship wasA7 D makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'causeA7 D the world depends on usG We hit the decks a-runnin' and weD spun those guns around Yeah, we found that mighty BismarckA7 D and then we cut her down [Verse 3] The fog was gone the seventh day andA7 D they saw the morning sunG Ten hours away from homeland theD Bismarck made its runD The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around We found that German battleship andA7 D we're gonna cut her down The British guns were aimed and theA7 D shells were coming fastG The first shell hit the Bismarck,D they knew she couldn't last That mighty German battleship is just a memory Sink the Bismark was the battle cryA7 D that shook the seven seas [Chorus] We found that German battleship wasA7 D makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'causeA7 D the world depends on usG We hit the decks a-runnin' and weD spun those guns around Yeah, we found that mighty BismarckA7 D and then we cut her down [Other] We found that German battleship wasA7 D makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck 'causeA7 D the world depends on usG We hit the decks a-runnin' and weD spun those guns around Yeah, we found that mighty BismarckA7 D and then we cut her down Yeah, we found that mighty BismarckA7 D and then we cut her down