[Intro]
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In the skies above the isle
Bm C#
Aces In Exile prevail
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D A E
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[Verse]
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From near and far they arrived, joined the force
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Ready to serve the Allied command
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Sent in the training, though they already earned their wings
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They were ready to fly they were fit for the fight
[Pre-Chorus]
A E F#m
Once in the air the battle begins
A E C#
They've proven their worth now they fight for revenge
[Chorus]
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Fighter pilots in exile fly for foreign land
A D D A E
Let their story be heard tell of three-hundred-and-third
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Fighter pilots of Poland in the battle of Britain
A D C#
Guarding the skies of the isle
[Interlude]
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D A E
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[Verse]
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Even at night shadows cover the ground
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The fighting goes on from dusk till dawn
F#m E
We fall on the Reich with the claws of the eagle!
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They were ready to fight, they were ready to die
[Pre-Chorus]
A E F#m
Up in the air, the battle goes on
A E C#
They've proven their worth they have their revenge
[Chorus]
F#m D A E
Fighter pilots in exile fly over foreign land
A D D A E
Let their story again tell of three-hundred-and-ten
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Men from Czechoslovakia, in the battle of Britain
A D C# F#m
Guarding the skies of the isle
[Bridge]
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Over the battlefield brave men long way from home
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You are the chosen ones sent to the sky to die
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Over the battlefield brave men long way from home
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Few are the chosen ones sent to the sky to die
[Guitar Solo]
F#m E (x4)
[Pre-Chorus]
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(Ooo) fly - it echoes in history
A E C#
Turning the tides in the heavens above
[Chorus]
F#m D A E
Fighter pilots in exile fly over foreign land
A D D A E
When the battle's been won, tell of four-hundred-and-one
F#m D A E
Fighter pilots from Canada, in the battle of Britain
A D C# F#m
Guarding the skies of the isle
[Bridge]
F#m Bm A E
On wings of history they turned from home
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To live eternally sky bound they roam
D A E F#m
In all of history, never before
A E F#m
Was more owed to so few
[Outro]
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D A E
Fighter pilots in exile!
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