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The Ride To Agadir - Mike Batt
(a cappella)
[Verse 1]
We Crode in the morning,
Casablanca to the westG  
On the AtDmlas mountain footChills
leading Gdown to MarrakeshAm  
GFor MohCammed and Morocco,
we had taken up our Gguns
For the Dmashes of our fCathers
and the Gchildren of our Amsons
For the Dmashes of our Cfathers
and the childG7ren of our sonsC  
[Verse 2]
In the Cdry winds of summer,
we were sharpening the bladesG  
We were riDmding to Cact upon the 
Gpromise we had madeAm  
GWith the Cfist and the dagger,
with the rifle and the lanceG  
We will Dmsuffer no inCtrusion from the 
inGfidels of FAmrance
We will Dmsuffer no intCrusion from the 
          G7         C|%   | 
infidels of France       
[Instrumental]
|   Am|%   | 
|   G|   D|%   |%   | 
|%   |%   |%   |%   | 
|  Am|%   |%   |%   | 
|%   |%   |%   |%   | 
|  Dm|%   |  G   Gsus4|  G   Gsus4| 
|  Ab   Eb   Gb   Db|  Ab   Eb   Gb   Db| 
|   Am| 
[Chorus]
(Key Change to Bb)
We could Gm7wait Am7no mGm7ore
BbIn the burning sands on
              F      Gm| 
the ride to Agadir   
Like the dogs Gm7of Am7warGm7  
for the Bbfuture of this land
                 F     Gm|   C| 
on the ride to Agadir     
(Key Change to F)
[Verse 3]
FThough they were waiting
and they were fifty to our Cten
They were Bbeasily outFnumbered
                     C      Dm| 
by a smaller force of men   
As the Fdarkness was falling
they were soon to realiseC  
We were Bbgoing to relievFe them
of their CGod forsaken Dmlives
We were Bbgoing to relievFe them
                     C        F| 
of their God forsaken lives   
(Key Change Bb)
[Chorus]
We could Gm7wait Am7no mGm7ore
BbIn the burning sands on
              F      Gm| 
the ride to Agadir   
Like the dogs Gm7of Am7warGm7  
for the Bbfuture of this land
                 F     Gm|  Gm| 
on the ride to Agadir     
(Key Change to C)
[Instrumental] 
N.C.  (16 bars)
[Coda]
We Crode in the morning,
Casablanca to the westG  
On the AtFlas mountain footChills
leading Gdown to MarrakeshAm  
For MohCammed and Morocco,
we had taken up our Gguns
For the Fashes of our fCathers
and the Gchildren of our Amsons
For the Fashes of our Cfathers
                          G7    C|%   |%   |%   | 
and the children of our sons               
(Key Change to D)
[Solo]
|   D|%   |   G| 
| F#m   Em|   D|%   | 
|   D|%   |   G| 
| F#m   Em|   D|%   | 
|   Bm|%   |%   |%   |%   |

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The Ride To Agadir

by Mike Batt

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Gm7

Am7

F#m

The Ride To Agadir - Mike Batt

(a cappella)

[Verse 1]

We rode in the morning,

Casablanca to the west

Dm C

On the Atlas mountain foothills

G Am

leading down to Marrakesh

G C

For Mohammed and Morocco,

we had taken up our guns

Dm C

For the ashes of our fathers

G Am

and the children of our sons

Dm C

For the ashes of our fathers

G7 C

and the children of our sons

[Verse 2]

In the dry winds of summer,

we were sharpening the blades

Dm C

We were riding to act upon the

G Am

promise we had made

G C

With the fist and the dagger,

with the rifle and the lance

Dm C

We will suffer no intrusion from the

G Am

infidels of France

Dm C

We will suffer no intrusion from the

G7 C

|% |

infidels of France

[Instrumental]

| |% |

G D

| | |% |% |

|% |% |% |% |

| |% |% |% |

|% |% |% |% |

Dm G Gsus4 G Gsus4

| |% | | |

Ab Eb Gb Db Ab Eb Gb Db

| | |

| |

[Chorus]

(Key Change to Bb)

Gm7 Am7 Gm7

We could wait no more

In the burning sands on

F Gm

the ride to Agadir

Gm7 Am7 Gm7

Like the dogs of war

for the future of this land

F Gm C

| |

on the ride to Agadir

(Key Change to F)

[Verse 3]

Though they were waiting

and they were fifty to our ten

Bb F

They were easily outnumbered

C Dm

by a smaller force of men

As the darkness was falling

they were soon to realise

Bb F

We were going to relieve them

C Dm

of their God forsaken lives

Bb F

We were going to relieve them

C F

of their God forsaken lives

(Key Change Bb)

[Chorus]

Gm7 Am7 Gm7

We could wait no more

In the burning sands on

F Gm

the ride to Agadir

Gm7 Am7 Gm7

Like the dogs of war

for the future of this land

F Gm Gm

| |

on the ride to Agadir

(Key Change to C)

[Instrumental]

N.C. (16 bars)

[Coda]

We rode in the morning,

Casablanca to the west

F C

On the Atlas mountain foothills

G Am

leading down to Marrakesh

For Mohammed and Morocco,

we had taken up our guns

F C

For the ashes of our fathers

G Am

and the children of our sons

F C

For the ashes of our fathers

G7 C

|% |% |% |

and the children of our sons

(Key Change to D)

[Solo]

D G

| |% | |

F#m Em D

| | |% |

D G

| |% | |

F#m Em D

| | |% |

| |% |% |% |% |

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