{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2535966,"song":"The Retreat","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2535966-the-retreat-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2535966?type=chord","rating":4.43368,"votes":4,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C/E[/ch]                   [ch]Bb/D[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C/E[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAs their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]Bb/D[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSigns of grand assurance were carried on the wind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTake it home,    take it low, take responsibilities[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCame the message from the front[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nFor the captains,    captains quarters    must retreat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C/E[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nThey just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTake it home,    take it low, take responsibilities[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCame the message from the front[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nFor the captains,    captains quarters    must retreat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C/E[/ch]                 [ch]Bb/D[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWith the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTake it home,    take it low, take responsibilities[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCame the message from the front[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nFor the captains,    captains quarters    must retreat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["F","C/E","Bb/D","Bb","G","C","Dm","F/C","Gm","A7","Gm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}