Biography:
Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Cousins, 7 January 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex, England) has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. He has performed frequently as a much-in-demand acoustic duo with Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby.
His first solo album, Two Weeks Last Summer, was released in 1972. His next two albums "Old School Songs" (1980) and The Bridge (1994) were by Dave Cousins & Brian Willoughby.
Cousins remains active, regularly touring with Acoustic Strawbs.
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Other songs:
- A Song For Me
- All In Vain
- Beat The Retreat
- Beside The Rio Grande
- Can You Believe
- Forever Ocean Blue
- Going Home
- Grace Darling
- Hanging In The Gallery
- Higher Germanie
- Hummingbird
- I Turned My Face Into The Wind
- Ill Show You Where To Sleep
- Josephine For Better Or For Worse
- Lay Down
- Never Take Sweets From A Stranger
- October To May
- Ringing Down The Years
- Song For Alex
- Song Of A Sad Little Girl
- Stone Cold Is The Womans Heart
- Thats The Way It Ends
- The Battle
- The Hangman And The Papist
- The Shepherds Song
- The Young Pretender
- Ways And Means
- Well Meet Again Sometime
- When You Were A Child
- You Keep Going Your Way
- You Never Needed Water
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Dave Cousins - Beat The Retreat
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
D G Em D
[Verse 1]
G Em
The rat race was over
D
Before it was won
G D E7
And I started walking
A
When I could have run
G D
Like a child who missed out
G D G
On a Sunday school treat
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
[Verse 2]
G Em
I slept like a soldier
D
My gun at my side
G D E7
My uniform folded
A
I wore it with pride
G D G
I could not rest contented
D G
Until I joined the elite
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
[Instrumental]
G D G D G D G D
[Verse 3]
G Em
This winter wind brings
D
Such a chill to my bones
G D E7
Erect in my memory
A
A small cairn of stones
G D
So that those from afar
G D G
Can see where our paths meet
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
[Instrumental]
D G Em D G E7 A G D G D G D G D
[Verse 4]
G Em
The last post is sounding
D
Now it's time to be gone
G D E7
There's no further reason
A
For singing this song
G D G
The battle is over
D G
I accept the defeat
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
D G Em D
[Verse 1]
G Em
The rat race was over
D
Before it was won
G D E7
And I started walking
A
When I could have run
G D
Like a child who missed out
G D G
On a Sunday school treat
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
[Verse 2]
G Em
I slept like a soldier
D
My gun at my side
G D E7
My uniform folded
A
I wore it with pride
G D G
I could not rest contented
D G
Until I joined the elite
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
[Instrumental]
G D G D G D G D
[Verse 3]
G Em
This winter wind brings
D
Such a chill to my bones
G D E7
Erect in my memory
A
A small cairn of stones
G D
So that those from afar
G D G
Can see where our paths meet
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
[Instrumental]
D G Em D G E7 A G D G D G D G D
[Verse 4]
G Em
The last post is sounding
D
Now it's time to be gone
G D E7
There's no further reason
A
For singing this song
G D G
The battle is over
D G
I accept the defeat
D G
Now you know how I feel when
D
I beat the retreat
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