https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJL4ErQK8k
Jim Bridger Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
Jim Bridger
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Written by Leon Payne
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Once there was a mountain man who couldn't write his name
Yet he deserves the front row seat in History's
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Hall of Fame
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
more about the Indians than we
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
will ever know
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
language of the Sioux
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
the Black Foot and the
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Crow
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
high)
As long as there's the USA don't let his memory
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
die
(That he was making history never once occurred to
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
him)
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
Jim
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow Hair
The Sioux are the great nation so
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
treat 'em fair and square
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
in on their war council don't
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
laugh away their pride
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Custer didn't listen at Little Big Horn
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
Custer
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
died
Repeat #2
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
poems and there's legends that tell of Carson's fame
Yet compared to Jim Bridger Kit was
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
civilized and tame
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
words are straight from Carson's lips if you
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
place such story by him
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
there's a man who knows this God for
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
saken land its
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Jim
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Jim Bridger?
- The song Jim Bridger was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
