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Introduction: F#m A E F#m A E F#m D A F#m A E F#m D A Db
F#m Bm E F#m
So silent before the storm, awaiting command
Bm
A few has been chosen to stand
A Db
As one outnumbered by far
F#m Bm
The orders from high command:
E F#m
Fight back, hold your ground!
Bm
In early September it came
A Db
A war unknown to the world
A E
No army may enter that land
F#m D A E
That is protected by Polish hand
A E
Unless you are 40 to 1
D Db
Your force will soon be undone, undone
F#m
Baptised in fire
A E
40 to 1
F#m
Spirit of Spartans
D A
Death and glory
F#m
Soldiers of Poland
A E
Second to none
F#m D A Db
Wrath of the Wehrmacht brought to a halt
F#m Bm
The 8th of September it starts
E F#m
The rage of the Reich
Bm
A barrage of mortars and guns
A Db
Stand fast, the bunkers will hold
F#m Bm
The captain has pledged his life
E F#m
"I'll face my fate here!"
Bm
The sound of artillery strike
A Db
So fierce the thunder of guns
A E
So come bring on all that you've got
F#m D A E
Come hell, come high water, never stop
A E
Unless you are 40 to 1
D Db
Your lives will soon be undone, undone
F#m
Baptised in fire
A E
40 to 1
F#m
Spirit of Spartans
D A
Death and glory
F#m
Soldiers of Poland
A E
Second to none
F#m D A Db
Wrath of the Wehrmacht brought to a halt
F#m Bm F#m
Always remember, a fallen soldier
E
Always remember, fathers and sons at war
F#m Bm F#m
Always remember, a fallen soldier
E
Always remember, fathers and sons at war
F#m Bm F#m
Always remember, a fallen soldier
D A Db
Always remember, buried in history
A E
No army may enter that land
F#m A E
That is protected by Polish hand
A E
Unless you are 40 to 1
D Db
Your force will soon be undone, undone
F#m
Baptised in fire
A E
40 to 1
F#m
Spirit of Spartans
D A
Death and glory
F#m
Soldiers of Poland
A E
Second to none
F#m D A F#m Bm E A
Wrath of the Wehrmacht brought to a halt
Bm E F#m
No, no, no!