Chords for Bonaparte's Retreat

Tempo:
94.25 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Fm

Db

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bonaparte's Retreat chords
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[Eb] Met the girl I love in a town way down in Dixie beneath the stars up above.
She was the sweetest girl I ever did see.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many charms.
[Eb] I kissed her while the guitars [Bb] played the bone heart [Eb]-chewing guitar.
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
All the world was bright as I held her on that night.
And I heard her say, please don't you go away.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the bagpipes [Bb] played the bone heart [Eb]-chewing bagpipes.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Well I met the girl I love in a town way down in Dixie beneath the stars up above.
She was the [Bb] sweetest [Db] girl I ever [Eb] did see.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the fiddle [Bb] played the bone [Eb] heart-chewing fiddle.
All [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
the world was bright as I held her on that night.
And I heard her say, [Bb] please don't you [Bbm] go [Eb] away.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the hippopotamus [Bb] played the bone [Eb] heart-chewing treat.
Hippopotamus.
[Bb] Yes,
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the hippopotamus [Bb] played the bone [Eb] heart-chewing treat.
Yes, I held her in my arms.
[Bb] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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Fm
123111111
Db
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Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
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To learn Glen Campbell - (Comin To See You) Bonapartes Retreat chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Eb, Bb and Eb. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 94. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ Met the girl I love in a town way down in Dixie beneath the stars up above.
She was the sweetest girl I ever did see.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many charms.
[Eb] I kissed her while the guitars [Bb] played the bone heart [Eb]-chewing guitar.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All the world was bright as I held her on that night.
And I heard her say, please don't you go away.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the bagpipes [Bb] played the bone heart [Eb]-chewing bagpipes.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Well I met the girl I love in a town way down in Dixie beneath the stars up above.
She was the [Bb] sweetest [Db] girl I ever [Eb] did see.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the fiddle [Bb] played the bone [Eb] heart-chewing fiddle. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
the world was bright as I held her on that night.
And I heard her say, _ [Bb] please don't you [Bbm] go [Eb] away.
So I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the hippopotamus [Bb] played the bone [Eb] heart-chewing treat.
Hippopotamus.
_ [Bb] Yes, _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ I held her in my [Bb] arms, told her of her many [Eb] charms.
I kissed her while the hippopotamus [Bb] played the bone [Eb] heart-chewing treat.
_ Yes, I held her in my arms.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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