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[Intro] C G Bb F [Verse 1]
AmWe fighter pilots Fought the German Fchaps
In World War II
In CHurricanes and Spitfires Performed Gfeats of derring-do AmThe finest British pilots That the Bbworld could hope to have FBinky! Stinky! Squiffy! Franstisek! And GStansislav!
[Pre Chorus]
DmHold fire, is that some fCoreign chaps FRisking their Gnecks? That's Dmright! Some of the Cbravest men
FWere Polish and GCzech!
[Chorus]
CWe like to Gfire Beating BbJerries' our one dFesire
Yeah yeah!
FAll we do each Cnight is pray We'll Dmlive to fight Fanother day
Take That Hitler! [Verse 2]
AmMy name is Douglas Barder Let me Ftell of my ordeal Lost Cboth legs in an accident GThese ones are not real (They're not real) I Amleft the air force after that BbFlying was a hobby But Fwhen war broke in '39 Came Gback! (Just like Robbie)
DmShot down C22 of them Led Fthe air Gattack Till fDminally the CLuftwaffe FHit me Gback! Oh no pretty baby
[Chrous]
CHis plane on Gfire Stuck in BbColditz Such a shame to Fretire
Yeah yeah!
FNever forget this Cgreat mans story DmAnd his role in FBritain's glory
[Bridge]
We Bbflew in tough conditions Lucky Fto survive five missions
AbNot that I'm complaining But I've Ebhad just ten hours training Epic Bbdogfights in the sky FOutnumbered, that's why AbWe're now known by you EbAs The Few... FPhewGm, he mAmissedBm me!
[Verse 3]
AmThe Battle of Britain Was our Fpilots' finest hour CAlthough it seemed at first The Germans Gwere the stronger power (Oh, so strong) We Ammustered all our courage In Bbsummer 1940 FScrambled Air Force squadrons to fly GSortie after sortie DmSaw Nazi Cinvasion off FJust as airmen Gshould DmOur bravery meant CHitler Wouldn't Fbe back for Ggood
No, no [Chorus]
CWe beat the GFuhrer Without us frequent Bbflyers Your life would be Fpoorer
Yeah yeah!
CBritain Gsecurer Our stories of Bbheroics will forever Fendure
Wow, yeah yeah! So I think you'll find its true... "Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed, by so many, to so few." - Winston Churchill