The Retreat chords
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[VERSE 1]
They [F]laid beneath the [C/E]pine trees with their [Bb/D]caps over their [F]eyes
They were [Bb]drunk with home and [F]mama as they [G]brushed away the [C]flies
In an [F]instant before the s[C/E]unrise they had gun[Bb]ned the rebels dow[F]n
As their [Bb]flags were torn at [F]half mast in the [C]ruins of the [F]town
[VERSE 2]
There were [F]white sails on the [C/E]water for the [Bb/D]crippled on the [F]beach
There was a [Bb]lack of ammu[F]nition so the [G]cause was [C]incomplete
When the [F]bugle blew at [C/E]breakfast and they k[Bb]new their ships were i[F]n
[Bb]Signs of grand [F]assurance wer[C]e carried on the wi[F]nd
[CHORUS]
Take it [F]home,[C/E] take it [Dm]low, [F/C]take responsi[Bb]bili[F]ties
[Gm]Came the message from the f[C]ron[Bb]t [C]
For the [F]captains,[C/E] captains [Dm]quarters[F/C] [Bb]must ret[A7]reat
Pack the [Gm7]compass, pack the [C]tents, take the [Bb]bunks[F]
[VERSE 3]
They just [F]chalked it down in h[C/E]istory but they [Bb]kept their un[F/C]iforms
They put their [Bb]medals on the [F]sideboards and they [G]went back to their [C]farms
For it was [F]just a mere re[C/E]minder that they [Bb]stood beside the [F]best
That [Bb]God had saved the [F]chosen few and the [C]devil took the rest[F]
[CHORUS]
Take it [F]home,[C/E] take it [Dm]low, [F/C]take responsi[Bb]bili[F]ties
[Gm]Came the message from the front[C] [Bb] [C]
For the [F]captains,[C/E] captains [Dm]quarters[F/C] [Bb]must ret[A7]reat
Pack the [Gm7]compass, pack the [C]tents, take the [Bb]bunks[F]
[VERSE 4]
On the [F]planes above the [C/E]rock face where the [Bb/D]sculptured eagles [F]swoop
There's a [Bb]haunted yell for a[F]ction among the [G]spectres of his [C]troops
It was [F]silent on the [C/E]coastline as the [Bb]crazy angels [F]danced
With the [Bb]sound of retreating f[F]ootfall from his [C]military camp[F]
[CHORUS]
Take it [F]home,[C/E] take it [Dm]low, [F/C]take responsi[Bb]bili[F]ties
[Gm]Came the message from the front[C] [Bb] [C]
For the [F]captains,[C/E] captains [Dm]quarters[F/C] [Bb]must ret[A7]reat
Pack the [Gm7]compass, pack the [C]tents, take the [Bb]bunks[F]
They [F]laid beneath the [C/E]pine trees with their [Bb/D]caps over their [F]eyes
They were [Bb]drunk with home and [F]mama as they [G]brushed away the [C]flies
In an [F]instant before the s[C/E]unrise they had gun[Bb]ned the rebels dow[F]n
As their [Bb]flags were torn at [F]half mast in the [C]ruins of the [F]town
[VERSE 2]
There were [F]white sails on the [C/E]water for the [Bb/D]crippled on the [F]beach
There was a [Bb]lack of ammu[F]nition so the [G]cause was [C]incomplete
When the [F]bugle blew at [C/E]breakfast and they k[Bb]new their ships were i[F]n
[Bb]Signs of grand [F]assurance wer[C]e carried on the wi[F]nd
[CHORUS]
Take it [F]home,[C/E] take it [Dm]low, [F/C]take responsi[Bb]bili[F]ties
[Gm]Came the message from the f[C]ron[Bb]t [C]
For the [F]captains,[C/E] captains [Dm]quarters[F/C] [Bb]must ret[A7]reat
Pack the [Gm7]compass, pack the [C]tents, take the [Bb]bunks[F]
[VERSE 3]
They just [F]chalked it down in h[C/E]istory but they [Bb]kept their un[F/C]iforms
They put their [Bb]medals on the [F]sideboards and they [G]went back to their [C]farms
For it was [F]just a mere re[C/E]minder that they [Bb]stood beside the [F]best
That [Bb]God had saved the [F]chosen few and the [C]devil took the rest[F]
[CHORUS]
Take it [F]home,[C/E] take it [Dm]low, [F/C]take responsi[Bb]bili[F]ties
[Gm]Came the message from the front[C] [Bb] [C]
For the [F]captains,[C/E] captains [Dm]quarters[F/C] [Bb]must ret[A7]reat
Pack the [Gm7]compass, pack the [C]tents, take the [Bb]bunks[F]
[VERSE 4]
On the [F]planes above the [C/E]rock face where the [Bb/D]sculptured eagles [F]swoop
There's a [Bb]haunted yell for a[F]ction among the [G]spectres of his [C]troops
It was [F]silent on the [C/E]coastline as the [Bb]crazy angels [F]danced
With the [Bb]sound of retreating f[F]ootfall from his [C]military camp[F]
[CHORUS]
Take it [F]home,[C/E] take it [Dm]low, [F/C]take responsi[Bb]bili[F]ties
[Gm]Came the message from the front[C] [Bb] [C]
For the [F]captains,[C/E] captains [Dm]quarters[F/C] [Bb]must ret[A7]reat
Pack the [Gm7]compass, pack the [C]tents, take the [Bb]bunks[F]
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