Beat The Retreat
Beat The Retreat

Beat The Retreat easy guitar chords by Strawbs

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • G#dim

    6

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • G#dim

    6
    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Strawbs - Beat The 
    Retreat 

    Verse 2
    The 
    rat 
    race 
    was 
    over 

    Be
    fore 
    it 
    was 
    won 

    And 
    I 
    started 
    walk
    ing 

    When 
    I 
    could 
    have 
    run 

    Like 
    a 
    child 
    who 
    missed 
    out 

    On 
    a sunday 
    school 
    treat 

    Now 
    you 
    know 
    how 
    I 
    feel 
    when 

    I 
    beat 
    the 
    retreat. 

    Verse 3
    I slept 
    like 
    a sol
    dier 

    My 
    gun 
    at 
    my 
    side 

    My 
    uniform 
    folded 

    I wore 
    it 
    with 
    pride 

    I 
    could 
    not 
    rest 
    con
    tented 

    Till 
    I 
    joined 
    the 
    elite 

    Now 
    you 
    know 
    how 
    I 
    feel 
    when 

    I beat 
    the 
    retreat. 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    This 
    winter 
    wind 
    brings 

    Such 
    a chill 
    to my 
    bones 

    Erect 
    in 
    my 
    memory 

    A 
    small 
    cairn 
    of stones 

    So 
    that 
    those 
    from 
    afar 

    Can 
    see 
    where 
    our 
    paths 
    meet 

    Now 
    you 
    know 
    how 
    I 
    feel 
    when 

    I 
    beat 
    the 
    retreat. 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 5
    The last 
    post 
    is sound
    ing 

    Now it's 
    time 
    to be 
    gone 

    There's 
    no 
    further 
    reason 

    For 
    singing 
    this 
    song 

    The 
    battle 
    is 
    over 

    I 
    ac
    cept 
    the 
    defeat 

    Now you 
    know 
    how 
    I 
    feel 
    when 

    I 
    beat 
    the 
    retreat. 


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