Biography:
John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. With them, he had several major successes, most notably in 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.
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Other songs:
- Whispering Pines
- All For The Love Of A Girl
- All Grown Up
- All Grownup
- Alley Girl Ways
- Ballad Of The Green Berets
- Battle Of Bull Run
- Bawlin Baby
- Betty Lorraine
- Big Wheels Rolling
- Church By The Side Of The Road
- Comanche
- Counterfeit Love
- Done Roving
- Dont Use My Heart For A Stepping Stone
- Empty Bed Blues
- First Train Heading South
- Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
- Honky Tonk Man
- I Love You Baby
- Im A One Woman Man
- Im Coming Home
- Its A Long Rocky Road
- Jim Bridger
- Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun
- Miss Marcy
- North To Alaska
- Ole Slew Foot
- Schottische In Texas
- Sink The Bismarck
- Sleepy0Eyed John
- Take Me Like I Am
- The Battle Of Bull Run
- The Battle Of New Orleans
- The Mansion You Stole
- The Sinking Of The Reuben James
- The Woman I Need
- They Shined Up Rudolphs Nose
- When Its Springtime In Alaska Its 40 Below Acoustic
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Take Me Like I Am:Johnny Horton.
On COLUMBIA Records Circa 1957.
[Intro]
E B E
[Verse 1]
E C#m B E
I'm a-livin' on the other side of the track it's true.
E
But like it or not, I'm just as good as you.
E A C#m E
If I see you comin' with your head held so high..
E B
don't you worry 'bout me speaking, I'll pass you right
E
on by.
[Chorus]
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime.
E
Had a million heart-aches but I'm happy all the time.
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb.
E C#m B E
If you want to get along with me you'll take me like I am.
[Interlude]
E B E B E
[Verse 2]
E B E
You can talk about your fancy friends and your millionaires.
E
I may not have their money but I don't have their cares.
E A E
You can live in a mansion set upon a golden throne.
E B
But all these things you have in life are gonna vanish when
E
I'm gone.
[Chorus]
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime.
E
Had a million heart-aches but I'm happy all the time.
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb.
E C#m B E
If you want to get along with me you'll take me like I am.
[Interlude]
E B E B E A E B E
[Chorus]
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime.
E
Had a million heart-aches but I'm happy all the time.
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb.
E C#m B E
If you want to get along with me you'll take me like I am.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
On COLUMBIA Records Circa 1957.
[Intro]
E B E
[Verse 1]
E C#m B E
I'm a-livin' on the other side of the track it's true.
E
But like it or not, I'm just as good as you.
E A C#m E
If I see you comin' with your head held so high..
E B
don't you worry 'bout me speaking, I'll pass you right
E
on by.
[Chorus]
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime.
E
Had a million heart-aches but I'm happy all the time.
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb.
E C#m B E
If you want to get along with me you'll take me like I am.
[Interlude]
E B E B E
[Verse 2]
E B E
You can talk about your fancy friends and your millionaires.
E
I may not have their money but I don't have their cares.
E A E
You can live in a mansion set upon a golden throne.
E B
But all these things you have in life are gonna vanish when
E
I'm gone.
[Chorus]
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime.
E
Had a million heart-aches but I'm happy all the time.
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb.
E C#m B E
If you want to get along with me you'll take me like I am.
[Interlude]
E B E B E A E B E
[Chorus]
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime.
E
Had a million heart-aches but I'm happy all the time.
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb.
E C#m B E
If you want to get along with me you'll take me like I am.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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