Bonaparte's Retreat chords by Redd Stewart

SimplifiedC · G · Db · Ab

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Verse 1
C 
At  (C major) the girl I loved,
in a town way down in Dixie
Beneath the stars above,
she was the sweetest girl I ever did see
So I held her in my arms
G 
and told  (G major) her of her many charms
C 
I  (C major) kissed her while the fiddles played,
G 
but  (G major) more the parts between
C 
 (C major) Oh, the world was bright
as I held her on that night
And I heard her say, oh,
please don't go away
So I held her in my arms
G 
and  (G major) told her of her many charms
C 
I  (C major) kissed her while the fiddles played
G 
C 
G 
C 
the  (G major) bone of Hark's retreat  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
G 
 (G major) 
C 
 (C major) All the world was bright,
as I held her on that night
And I heard her say,
oh please don't go away
Db 
So  (D flat major) I held her in my arms
Ab 
and  (A flat major) pulled her of her many charms
Db 
I  (D flat major) kissed her while the fiddles played
Ab 
the  (A flat major) Bonaparte's retreat