Beat The Retreat chords by Strawbs
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (G major) (D major) (E major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
Strawbs - Beat The (D major) Retreat
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Verse 2
The (D major) rat (B minor) race (G major) was over (D major) (G major) (E minor)
Be (E major) fore (G major) it was (D major) won
And (G major) I started walk (D major) ing (E major)
When I (D major) could have (A major) run
Like a (G major) child who missed (D major) out
On (A major) a sunday (G major) school (D major) treat (G major)
Now you know how I feel (D major) when (G major)
I beat the retreat.
(D major)
Verse 3
I slept (B minor) like (D major) a sol (G major) dier (D major) (E minor)
My (G major) gun at my (D major) side
My (G major) uniform folded (D major) (E major)
I wore (B minor) (E major) it with pride (A major)
I could (G major) not rest con (D major) tented (A major) (G major)
Till I joined the (D major) elite (G major)
Now you know how I feel (D major) when (G major)
I beat the retreat.
(D major)
Interlude 1
(E minor) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (E major) (D major)
Verse 4
This (D major) winter (G major) wind brings (D major) (E minor)
Such a chill (A major) (D major) to my (A major) bones (D major)
Erect (G major) in my (D major) memory (E major)
A small cairn of stones (A major)
So that (G major) those from afar (D major)
Can see (G major) where our (D major) paths meet (G major)
Now you know how I feel when (D major) (G major)
I beat the retreat.
(D major)
Interlude 2
(G major) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (G major) (D major) (E major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (E minor) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 5
(D major) The last post is sound (G major) ing (D major) (E minor)
Now it's time to be (D major) gone (G major)
(D major) There's no further reason (E major)
(A flatdim) For singing (A major) this song
The (G major) battle is over (D major)
I (A major) ac (G major) cept the (E major) (D major) defeat (G major)
Now you know how I (D major) feel when (G major)
I beat the retreat.
(D major)
Beat The Retreat
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