Bonaparte's Retreat Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Eb][G][Eb][D]
[G]Met the

[Verse 1]
man I [C]love[G]
In a town way down in [D]Dixie
'Neath the [G]stars above
He was the sweetest man
you [D]ever did [G]see

[Verse 2]
When he held me [G]in his arms
[Am]And [D]told me of my many charms
[F#]He k[G]issed me while the fiddles played
The [Am]Bonaparte's [D]retre[G]at

[Verse 3]
All the [G]world was bright
When he held me on that night
And I heard him say
"Please don't ever go [F#]away"

[Verse 4]
[G]When he held me in his arms
[Am]And [D]told me of my [Am]many c[D]harms
[F#]He k[G]issed me while the fiddles played
The [Am]Bonaparte's [D]retreat
[G]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][G][Em][Am][G][D][G][Em][C][Am][D]
[G][D][G][D]
[C][D][G][D][C][D][G][C][G]

[Verse 5]
When he held me [G]in his arms
[Am]And told[D] me of my many charms
[F#]He k[G]issed me while the fiddles played
The [Am]Bona[D]parte's retreat

[Verse 6]
[G]All the world was bright
When he held me on that night
And I heard him say
[D]"Please [G]don't you go away"
[D]He's

[Verse 7]
[F#]gone [G]and I'll admit I knew
[Am]That [D]I had met my w[Am]aterloo
[D]I k[F#]new t[G]hat he would say a do
With [Am]Bonaparte's [D]ret[C]reat

[Verse 8]
[G]Goodbye little [G]boy
[Am]Good[G]bye litt[Am]le Joy
[Am]Goodbye [G]little boy
So long little Joy
Goodbye little boy