Bonaparte`s Retreat chords by Glen Campbell

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

Bonaparte's Retreat
Glen Campbell
Album Capitol Albums Collection

Intro D#

Verse 1

    D#
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

               Bb
So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
D#
Kissed her while the guitars played
  Bb     D#
The Bonaparte's Retreat


Guitar....D# Bb D# Bb D#

Verse 2

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

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

Chorus 2

D#              Bb
So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
D#
Kissed her while the bagpipe played
   Bb     D#
The Bonaparte's Retreat

Bagpipe...D# Bb D# Bb D#

Verse 3

D#
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

               Bb
So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
D#
Kissed her while the fiddles played
  Bb      D#
The Bonaparte's Retreat

Fiddle...D# Bb D# Bb D# Bb D#

Verse 4

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

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

Chorus 4

D#              Bb
So I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
D#
Kissed her while everybody played
  Bb     D#
The Bonaparte's Retreat

Everybody... D# Bb D# Bb D#

Outro

D#              Bb
Yes I held her in my arms and told her of her many charms, I
D#
Kissed her while everybody's playin'
  Bb     D#
The Bonaparte's Retreat
D#              Bb
Yes I held her in my arms, I told her of her many charms, and I
D#
Kissed her while everybody's played
  Bb     D#
The Bonaparte's Retreat  (Fade)


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