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