Bonapartes Retreat

Glen Campbell

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Verse 1

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 1

So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I

Kissed her while the guitars played

Bb Eb

The Bonaparte's Retreat

Instrumental

(Guitar)

Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb

Verse 2

All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night

And I heard her-er say

Please don't you go away

Chorus 2

Eb Bb

So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I

Kissed her while the bagpipe played

Bb Eb

The Bonaparte's Retreat

Instrumental

(Bagpipe)

Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb

Verse 3

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 told her of her many charms, I

Kissed her while the fiddles played

Bb Eb

The Bonaparte's Retreat

Instrumental

(Fiddle)

Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb

Verse 4

All the world wa-as bright as I held her on that night

And I heard her-er say

Please don't you go away

Chorus 4

Eb Bb

So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I

Kissed her while everybody played

Bb Eb

The Bonaparte's Retreat

Instrumental

(Everybody)

Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb

Outro

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Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I

Kissed her while everybody's playin'

Bb Eb

The Bonaparte's Retreat

Eb Bb

Yes I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, and I

Kissed her while everybody's played

Bb Eb

The Bonaparte's Retreat (Fade)

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