Harvey Andrews - Able baker
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Capo: 3
Able Baker
Harvey Andrews
Capo:III
This was recorded by Harvey Andrews on his 1980 vinyl album Margarita (Beeswing
Records). There is a YouTube video of him singing this song at Acoustic Routes Cambridge
in 2007
(search for 'Harvey Andrews Acoustic Routes' as the song title is not in the video
title). He plays it with the capo at fret 3 and uses the chords of the key of G but in the
video recording his tuning seems to be about a quarter tone down. Watch out for the
slight change of pattern in the second lines of verses 6 and 7.
Intro: play the chords of the first verse
There Ghasn't been much to Ddo for a long time
CSomeone Gwon the Dwar they Gsay
But he Cwon't give thanks to Gyou for Emthinking
A7 We're far better Doff that way
For he Gwore the wings and the Drunway waited
CSpitfire Gflies like a Dbird of Gprey
CHeinkels come agGain for Emhunting
A7 As they did that Dfar off May
And he Grummages through all the Dbooks in view
The Cbelts, the Gbadges, after Dsomething Gnew
He Creads the novels to reGmind him Emwhen
A7 He fought beside the Dbest of men
GGhosts and shades that Dhaunt the memory
CWords he Ghears but Dcan't recGall
A Cplace that brings a Gface beEmfore him
A7 Names upon a Dbillet wall
GOne more year and the Dboys reunion
CFinds aGnother Dface not Gthere
C Still he wears the Gfaded Emribbon
A7 Of the Cross and the DCroix de Guerre
And he Gflies again with the Dboys in blue
The GFew remaining of the Cvery Gfew
He Ctells the tales that he's Gtold beEmfore
And heA7 feels again the esDprit de corps
With hiGs victory roll and a Dmounting toll
He's a Gfighter pilot with an Caces Gsoul
He Cdrinks with boys who will Gsoon be Emmen
And he A7wakes at dawn, he Dflies again
And he fGlies....C..... agGain D
Able GBaker, Charlie DTwo and Angels GTenD, G
And the fGields of England Dpass beneath the Gmen
Who fly agDain, who fly agGain
Who fly agDain, who fly agGain
Who fly agDain, who fly agGain D G