Chords for Billy Grammer - Bonaparte's Retreat (1959)
Tempo:
93.45 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Eb
D
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb] [G] [Ab] [Db]
Met the gal I loved [Ab] in a town way down in Dixie,
Meet the stars [Db] above, she was the [E] sweetest gal I ever [Db] did see.
So I hugged her in my [Ab] arms, and told her of her many [Db] karmas,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say,
Ease, don't go away.
So I hugged her in [Ab] my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
[Dbm]
[Db] So I hugged her [Eb] in my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say,
[G] Ease, don't go [D] away.
So I hugged her in my [A] arms, and told her of her many [D] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [A] played, the [D] Bonaparte's retreat.
[Bb] [Eb] So I hugged her in my arms, [Bb] and [Dm] told her of her many [Eb] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Bb] played, the [Eb] Bonaparte's retreat.
[Db] [Eb]
Met the gal I loved [Ab] in a town way down in Dixie,
Meet the stars [Db] above, she was the [E] sweetest gal I ever [Db] did see.
So I hugged her in my [Ab] arms, and told her of her many [Db] karmas,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say,
Ease, don't go away.
So I hugged her in [Ab] my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
[Dbm]
[Db] So I hugged her [Eb] in my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say,
[G] Ease, don't go [D] away.
So I hugged her in my [A] arms, and told her of her many [D] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [A] played, the [D] Bonaparte's retreat.
[Bb] [Eb] So I hugged her in my arms, [Bb] and [Dm] told her of her many [Eb] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Bb] played, the [Eb] Bonaparte's retreat.
[Db] [Eb]
Key:
Db
Ab
Eb
D
Bb
Db
Ab
Eb
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[Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ Met the gal I loved [Ab] in a town way down in Dixie,
Meet the stars [Db] above, she was the [E] sweetest gal I ever [Db] did see.
So I hugged her in my [Ab] arms, and told her of her many [Db] karmas,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say, _
Ease, don't go away.
So I hugged her in [Ab] my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] _ _ _ So I hugged her [Eb] in my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say, _
[G] Ease, don't go [D] away.
So I hugged her in my [A] arms, and told her of her many [D] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [A] played, the [D] Bonaparte's retreat.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] So I hugged her in my arms, [Bb] and [Dm] told her of her many [Eb] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Bb] played, the [Eb] Bonaparte's retreat. _ _ _
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_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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[Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ Met the gal I loved [Ab] in a town way down in Dixie,
Meet the stars [Db] above, she was the [E] sweetest gal I ever [Db] did see.
So I hugged her in my [Ab] arms, and told her of her many [Db] karmas,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say, _
Ease, don't go away.
So I hugged her in [Ab] my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ So I hugged her [Eb] in my arms, and told her of her many [Db] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Ab] played, the [Db] Bonaparte's retreat.
All the world was crying, as I held her on that night,
And I heard her say, _
[G] Ease, don't go [D] away.
So I hugged her in my [A] arms, and told her of her many [D] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the guitars [A] played, the [D] Bonaparte's retreat.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] So I hugged her in my arms, [Bb] and [Dm] told her of her many [Eb] charms,
Gave her a kiss while the big band [Bb] played, the [Eb] Bonaparte's retreat. _ _ _
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_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _