Chords
The Retreat

Key: F

Introduction:

             F                                         C/E                                                 Bb/D                              F  
They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes
                          Bb                                              F                              G                                         C  
They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies
                F                                                 C/E                                         Bb                                         F  
In an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down
                        Bb                                            F                                         C                              F  
As their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town
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                             F                                              C/E                            Bb/D                              F  
There were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach
                                Bb                         F                                 G                      C  
There was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete
                        F                                 C/E                                            Bb                                                    F  
When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in
Bb                                 F                              C                                              F  
Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind
                     F         C/E                      Dm      F/C                         Bb    F  
Take it home,         take it low, take responsibilities
Gm                                                                 C    Bb    C  
Came the message from the front
                     F                    C/E                         Dm              F/C  Bb            C/A  
For the captains,         captains quarters         must retreat
                        Gm7                                      C                                      Bb      F  
Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
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                          F                                                 C/E                                 Bb                            F/C  
They just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms
                                        Bb                              F                                                 G                                              C  
They put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms
                             F                                 C/E                                    Bb                                      F  
For it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best
             Bb                                         F                                              C                                              F  
That God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest
                     F         C/E                      Dm      F/C                         Bb    F  
Take it home,         take it low, take responsibilities
Gm                                                                            C    Bb  C  
Came the message from the front
                     F                    C/E                         Dm              F/C  Bb            C/A  
For the captains,         captains quarters         must retreat
                        Gm7                                      C                                      Bb      F  
Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
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                  F                                         C/E                                            Bb/D                                    F  
On the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop
                          Bb                                         F                                      G                                      C  
There's a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops
                  F                                 C/E                                    Bb                            F  
It was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced
                        Bb                                                 F                                         C                              F  
With the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp
                     F         C/E                      Dm      F/C                         Bb    F  
Take it home,         take it low, take responsibilities
Gm                                                                            C    Bb    C  
Came the message from the front
                     F                    C/E                         Dm              F/C  Bb            C/A  
For the captains,         captains quarters         must retreat
                        Gm7                                      C                                      Bb      F  
Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks