The Few - Raf Song chords by Horrible Histories

Chords with lyrics

Intro: C majorC  G+G  Bb majorBb  FF

Verse 1:
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We fighter pilots
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Fought the German chaps

In World War II
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In Hurricanes and Spitfires
     G+G
Performed feats of derring-do
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The finest British pilots
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That the world could hope to have
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Binky! Stinky! Squiffy! Franstisek! And Stansislav!

Pre-Chorus
DmDm            C majorC
Hold fire, is that some foreign chaps
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Risking their necks?
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That's right! Some of the bravest men

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Were Polish and Czech!

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We like to fire
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Beating Jerries' our one desire

Yeah yeah!
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All we do each night is pray
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We'll live to fight another day


Take That Hitler!

Verse 2:
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My name is Douglas Barder
    FF
Let me tell of my ordeal
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Lost both legs in an accident
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These ones are not real (They're not real)
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I left the air force after that
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Flying was a hobby
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But when war broke in '39
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Came back! (Just like Robbie)

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Shot down 22 of them
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Led the air attack
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Till finally the Luftwaffe
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Hit me back! Oh no pretty baby

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His plane on fire
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Stuck in Colditz
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Such a shame to retire

Yeah yeah!

FF         C majorC
Never forget this great mans story
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And his role in Britain's glory


Bridge:
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We flew in tough conditions
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Lucky to survive five missions

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Not that I'm complaining
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But I've had just ten hours training
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Epic dogfights in the sky
FF
Outnumbered, that's why
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We're now known by you
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As The Few...
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Phew, he missed me!

Verse 3:
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The Battle of Britain
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Was our pilots' finest hour
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Although it seemed at first
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The Germans were the stronger power (Oh, so strong)
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We mustered all our courage
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In summer 1940
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Scrambled Air Force squadrons to fly
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Sortie after sortie
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Saw Nazi invasion off
FF       G+G
Just as airmen should
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Our bravery meant Hitler
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Wouldn't be back for good

No, no


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We beat the Fuhrer
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Without us frequent flyers
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Your life would be poorer

Yeah yeah!
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Britain securer
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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