The Retreat

The Retreat easy guitar chords by Elton John

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • F#

    2
  • C#m

    4
  • Em

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • F#

    2
  • C#m

    4
  • Em

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    They 
    laid 
    beneath 

    the 
    pine 
    trees 
    with their 
    caps 
    over 
    their 
    eyes 

    They were 
    drunk 
    with 
    home 
    and mama 

    as they 
    brushed 
    away 
    the 
    flies 

    In 
    an instant 
    before 
    the 
    sunrise 
    they had 

    gunned 
    the rebels 
    down 

    As their 
    flags 
    were torn 
    at half 
    mast 

    in the 
    ruins 
    of 
    the 
    town 

    Verse 2
    There were 
    white 
    sails 
    on the 
    wa

    ter 
    for the 
    crippled 
    on the 
    beach 

    There was 
    lack 
    of ammuni
    tion 

    so 
    the 
    cause 
    was 
    incomplete 

    When 
    the bugle 
    blew 
    at break
    fast 

    and they 
    knew 
    their ships 
    were 
    in

    Signs 
    of grand 
    as
    surance 

    were 
    carried 
    on the 
    wind 

    Verse 3
    Take 
    it home, 
    take 
    it 
    low, 

    take re
    sponsibilit
    ies 

    Came 
    the message 
    from 
    the front 

    For 
    the cap
    tains, 

    captains 
    quar
    ters 
    must 
    re
    treat 

    Pack 
    the compass, 
    pack 
    the tents, 

    take 
    the 
    bunks 

    Verse 4
    They 
    just 
    chalked 
    it 
    down 
    in 
    his
    tory 

    but 
    they 
    kept 
    their 
    uniform

    They 
    put 
    their medals 
    on 
    the side
    boards 

    and 
    they 
    went 
    back 
    to 
    their 
    farm

    For 
    it 
    was 
    just 
    mere 
    remind
    er 

    that 
    they stood 
    beside 
    the 
    be
    st 

    That 
    God 
    had 
    saved 
    the chosen 
    few 

    and 
    the devil 
    took 
    the 
    rest 

    Verse 5
    So take 
    it 
    home, 
    take 
    it 
    low, 

    take 
    re
    sponsibilit
    ies 

    Came 
    the 
    message 
    from 
    the front 

    For 
    the 
    cap
    tains, 

    captains 
    quar
    ters 
    must 
    re
    treat 

    Pack 
    the 
    compass, 
    pack 
    the 
    tents, 

    take 
    the bunks 

    Verse 6

    On 
    the 
    planes 
    above 
    the 
    rock 
    face 
    where 

    the sculptured 
    eagles 
    swoop 

    There's 
    haunted 
    yell 
    for 
    ac
    tion 

    among 
    the specters 
    of 
    his 
    troops 

    It 
    was si
    lent 
    on 
    the 
    coastline 

    as 
    the 
    crazy 
    angels 
    danced 

    With 
    the sound 
    of 
    retreating 
    foot
    fall 

    from 
    his 
    mil
    itary 
    camp 

    So take 
    it 
    Verse 7
    home, 
    take 
    it 
    low, 

    take 
    re
    sponsibilit
    ies 

    Came 
    the message 
    from 
    the front 

    For 
    the 
    cap
    tains, 

    captains 
    quar
    ters 
    must 
    re
    treat 

    Pack 
    the compass, 
    pack 
    the tents, 

    take 
    the bunks 

    Verse 8
    Take 
    it 
    home 


    Take 
    it 
    low 

    Take 
    responsibilities 

    Verse 9
    Take 
    it 
    home 

    Outro 1


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