The Beaches Of St Valery - Battlefield Band Chords
Chords: G, D, Am, C, F, Em, B7
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Genre: celtic, folk, world
[Intro]
G D Am G D Am
[Verse 1]
G D Am
It was in 1940, the last days of Spring.
G D Am
We were sent to the Maginot line,
C G
A fortress in France, built to halt the advance,
Am D
Of an army from a different time.
G D Am
But we were soon overrun, out-thought and outgunned.
G D Am
Pushed further back every day.
F C
But we never believed high command would just leave us.
Am D
So we fought every inch of the way,
[Verse 2]
G D Am
'Til the 51st Highlanders found themselves back
G D Am
On the banks of the Somme one more time.
C G
It still bore the scars of that war to end wars.
Am D
The old soldier's scars deep in their minds.
G D Am
But we couldn't stay long for the Panzers rolled on
G D Am
As the battle raged west t'wards the sea,
F C
Then on June the 10th when sapped of all strength
Am D
I entered St. Valery.
[Chorus]
C G
And all I recall was the last boat leavin'!
C Am D
My brother on board waving and calling to me
G D C
And the Jocks stranded there wi' their hands in the air
G D C
On the beaches of St. Valery.
[Instrumental]
G D C
[Verse 3]
G D Am
So I huddled all night in a hammered old house
G D Am
As the shells and the bullets rained down
C G
'Til just before dawn our hope was still strong
Am D
For we moved to the beach from the town
G D C
But the boat that had left on the day we arrived
G D Am
Was the only one we'd ever see
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