43 Airschool chords by John Edmond

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

 A#            |             | F             | G7            :

Verse 1:
       C           C               F           C
On the 11th of November in the year of 1940,
  C                        C                        Dm                  G7
a dream was planned on a piece of land near the banks of the river Kowie.
    C         C7                    F               C
In '42 that dream came true for group Captain Hall,
    Em               Am   G7               C       C        C
for him that’s when 43  Air School was born.

Chorus 1:
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
C            C            C             G7
Work hard, play hard, if you want to be a part of
C   C       F   F
43! Oh 43!
      C           C              G7               C      C      C
We’ll always be here for the whole world to see.

Verse 2:
C          C7          F                   C
Aviators true have flown across your skies,
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hundreds went to war and they gave up their lives.
    C         C7    F                 C
But 43 goes on, like in days of old,
    Em             Am         G7                  C       C        C
so, here's to the crew that wear the blue and gold.

Chorus 2:
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
C          C            C                G7
Vathart, Spielhart, if you want to be a part of
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
      C           C              G7               C      C      C
We’ll always be here for the whole world to see.

Verse 3:
   C                      C7              F                 C
As you go through those gates there's nothin’ you can do,
        C               C                  Dm            G7
they'll bash you into shape and make a flier out of you.
    C                   C7          F                   C
And when it's time to leave and when it’s time to part,
  Em         Am      G7                   C       C        C
a piece of 43 will stay there in your heart.

Chorus 1:
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
C            C            C             G7
Work hard, play hard, if you want to be a part of
C   C       F   F
43! Oh 43!
      C           C              G7               C      C      C
We’ll always be here for the whole world to see.

Chorus 2:
E*
43! Oh, 43!
N.C.
Vathart, Spielhart, if you want to be a part of
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
      C           C              G7               C      C      C
We’ll always be here for the whole world to see.

Solo:
 C             | C7            | F             | F             :
 C             | C             | C             | G7            :
 C             | C7            | F             | F             :
 C             | C             | G7            :
 C             | C             | C             :

End-Chorus:
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
C          C            C                G7
Vathart, Spielhart, if you want to be a part of
C   C       F   F
43! Oh, 43!
      C           C              G7               C      F      G7      E*
We’ll always be here for the whole world to see.