Chords for Willie Nelson - Bonaparte's Retreat

Tempo:
95.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

F#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Willie Nelson - Bonaparte's Retreat chords
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[E]
[A] [E]
Met the girl that I love, in a [E] town way down in Texas,
[A] Beat the stars up above, she was the sweetest girl I ever did see.
So I held her in my [E] arms and told her of her many [A] charms,
And I kissed her while the fiddle played, [E] the ball of hearts [A] retreat.
And all the [Em] world was bright, as I held her hand [F#m] that night,
And [Em] I heard her say, don't you ever [E] go away.
[A] So I held her in my arms [E] and told her of her many charms,
[A] And I kissed her while the guitar played, [E] the ball of hearts retreat.
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [E] [A]
And all the world was bright, as I held her hand that night,
[C#] And I heard her say, [Em] don't you ever go [E]
away.
[A] So I held her in my [E] arms and told her of her many [A] charms,
And I kissed her while the guitar [E] played, the ball of [A] hearts retreat.
[E]
[A] [E] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
F#m
123111112
C#
12341114
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Willie Nelson - (Album Version) Bonapartes Retreat chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, E and A in sequence. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 96. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Met the girl that I love, in a [E] town way down in Texas,
[A] Beat the stars up above, she was the sweetest girl I ever did see.
So I held her in my [E] arms and told her of her many [A] charms,
And I kissed her while the fiddle played, [E] the ball of hearts [A] retreat.
And all the [Em] world was bright, as I held her hand [F#m] that night,
And [Em] I heard her say, don't you ever [E] go away.
[A] So I held her in my arms [E] and told her of her many charms,
[A] And I kissed her while the guitar played, [E] the ball of hearts retreat.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
And all the world was bright, as I held her hand that night,
[C#] And I heard her say, [Em] don't you ever go [E]
away.
[A] So I held her in my [E] arms and told her of her many [A] charms,
And I kissed her while the guitar [E] played, the ball of [A] hearts retreat.
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
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Facts about this song

It's Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart who authored this song.

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