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Intro: F#m D E F#m D E
F#m D E F#m D E
Am F G Am F G
Am F G Am F G
Verse 1:
Em D
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Em D
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Em D
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Em D
Got to get up for the coming attack
Am G
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Am G
Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste
Am G
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Am G
Got to get airborne before it's too late
Pre-Chorus
Em C C/B
Running, scrambling, fire
Em C C/B
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Em C C/B
Running, scrambling, fire
Em C C/B
Rolling, turning, diving
Em C D
Run, live to
Em C D
fly, fly to
Em C D
live, do or
Em C D
die, Won't you
G Eb F
run, live to
G Eb F
fly, fly to
G Eb F
live, A--ces
G Eb F Am
high!
Solo: Am F G Am C D
Am F G Am C D
Bm G A Bm D E Am
Verse 2:
Em D
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Em D
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Em D
Roll over, spin round to come in behind them
Em D
Move to their blindsides and firing again
Am G
Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Am G
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Am G
Ascending and turning our Spitfires to face them
Am G
Heading straight for them I press down my guns
Pre-Chorus
Em C C/B
Running, scrambling, fire
Em C C/B
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Em C C/B
Running, scrambling, fire
Em C C/B
Rolling, turning, diving
Em C D
Run, live to
Em C D
fly, fly to
Em C D
live, do or
Em C D
die, Won't you
G Eb F
run, live to
G Eb F
fly, fly to
G Eb F
live, A--ces
G Eb F
high!
Final: Am F G Am F G
Am F G Am F G Am
Written by Steve Harris