Bonaparte's Retreat chords by Glen Campbell

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Verse 1

Met the girl I love in a town

way down in Dixie

Beneath the stars up above

She was the sweetest girl I ever did see

Verse 2
C 
G 
So I held her  (C major) in my arms and  (G major) told
C 
her of her many charms, I  (C major) 
Kissed her while the guitars played
G 
The  (G major) Bonaparte's Retreat
C 
 (C major) Guitar

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Interlude 1

Verse 3

All the world was bright as I

held her on that night

And I heard her say

Please don't you go away

Verse 4
C 
G 
So I held her  (C major) in my arms  (G major) and told
her of her many charms, I
C 
 (C major) Kissed her while the bagpipe played
G 
C 
The  (G major) Bonaparte's Retreat  (C major) 
G 
Bag (G major) pipe
C 
 (C major) 

Interlude 2

Verse 5

Well I met the girl I I

love in a town way down in Dixie

Beneath the stars up above

She was the sweetest girl I ever did see

Verse 6
C 
G 
So I held her  (C major) in my  (G major) arms and told
her of her many charms, I
C 
 (C major) Kissed her while the fiddles
played
G 
C 
The Bonaparte's  (G major) Retreat  (C major) 

Interlude 3

Fiddle

Verse 7

All the world was bright as I

held her on that night

And I heard her say

Please don't you go away

Verse 8
C 
G 
So I held her  (C major) in my arms and  (G major) told
C 
her of her many charms, I  (C major) 
G 
Kissed her while everybody  (G major) played
C 
G 
C 
 (C major) The  (G major) Bonaparte's Retreat  (C major) 
G 
C 
Every (G major)  (C major) body

Interlude 4

Verse 9
C 
G 
 (C major) Yes I held her in my arms and  (G major) told
her of her many charms, I
C 
Kissed  (C major) her while everybody's playin'
G 
The  (G major) Bonaparte's Retreat
C 
 (C major) 