Intro: C G Bb F
Verse 1:
Am
We fighter pilots
F
Fought the German chaps
In World War II
C
In Hurricanes and Spitfires
G
Performed feats of derring-do
Am
The finest British pilots
Bb
That the world could hope to have
F G
Binky! Stinky! Squiffy! Franstisek! And Stansislav!
Pre-Chorus
Dm C
Hold fire, is that some foreign chaps
F G
Risking their necks?
Dm C
That's right! Some of the bravest men
F G
Were Polish and Czech!
C G
We like to fire
Bb F
Beating Jerries' our one desire
Yeah yeah!
F C
All we do each night is pray
Dm F
We'll live to fight another day
Take That Hitler!
Verse 2:
Am
My name is Douglas Barder
F
Let me tell of my ordeal
C
Lost both legs in an accident
G
These ones are not real (They're not real)
Am
I left the air force after that
Bb
Flying was a hobby
F
But when war broke in '39
G
Came back! (Just like Robbie)
Dm C
Shot down 22 of them
F G
Led the air attack
Dm C
Till finally the Luftwaffe
F G
Hit me back! Oh no pretty baby
C G
His plane on fire
Bb
Stuck in Colditz
F
Such a shame to retire
Yeah yeah!
F C
Never forget this great mans story
Dm F
And his role in Britain's glory
Bridge:
Bb
We flew in tough conditions
F
Lucky to survive five missions
Ab
Not that I'm complaining
Eb
But I've had just ten hours training
Bb
Epic dogfights in the sky
F
Outnumbered, that's why
Ab
We're now known by you
Eb
As The Few...
F Gm Am Bm
Phew, he missed me!
Verse 3:
Am
The Battle of Britain
F
Was our pilots' finest hour
C
Although it seemed at first
G
The Germans were the stronger power (Oh, so strong)
Am
We mustered all our courage
Bb
In summer 1940
F
Scrambled Air Force squadrons to fly
G
Sortie after sortie
Dm C
Saw Nazi invasion off
F G
Just as airmen should
Dm C
Our bravery meant Hitler
F G
Wouldn't be back for good
C G
We beat the Fuhrer
Bb
Without us frequent flyers
F
Your life would be poorer
Yeah yeah!
C G
Britain securer
Bb F
Our stories of heroics will forever endure
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