Bonapartes Retreat Chords & Lyrics - Glen Campbell

[INTRO]
[Eb]

[VERSE 1]
Met the [Eb]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

[CHORUS 1]
So I held her in my arms and [Bb]told her of her many charms, I
[Eb]Kissed her while the guitars played
The [Bb]Bonaparte's [Eb]Retreat

[Instrumental] (Guitar)
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]

[VERSE 2]
[Eb]All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night

And I heard her-er say
Please don't you [Bb]go away

[CHORUS 2]
[Eb]So I held her in my arms and [Bb]told her of her many charms, I
[Eb]Kissed her while the bagpipe played
The B[Bb]onaparte's R[Eb]etreat

[Instrumental] (Bagpipe)
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]

[VERSE 3]
[Eb]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

[CHORUS 3]
So I held her in my arms and [Bb]told her of her many charms, I
[Eb]Kissed her while the fiddles played
The [Bb]Bonaparte's R[Eb]etreat

[Instrumental] (Fiddle)
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]

[VERSE 4]
[Eb]All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night

And I heard her-er say
Please don't you [Bb]go away

[CHORUS 4]
[Eb]So I held her in my arms and t[Bb]old her of her many charms, I
[Eb]Kissed her while everybody played
The [Bb]Bonaparte's [Eb]Retreat

[Instrumental] (Everybody)
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]

[OUTRO]
[Eb]Yes I held her in my arms and [Bb]told her of her many charms, I
[Eb]Kissed her while everybody's playin'
The [Bb]Bonaparte's [Eb]Retreat
[Eb]Yes I held her in my arms, I t[Bb]old her of her many charms, and I
[Eb]Kissed her while everybody's played
The [Bb]Bonaparte's [Eb]Retreat (Fade)

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