Biography:
Michael Philip "Mike" Batt (born 6 February 1949, Southampton, England) is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. He is best known for creating The Wombles pop act, writing the chart-topping "Bright Eyes," and discovering Katie Melua.
Batt began his career in pop music at the age of eighteen as a signed artist with Liberty Records, having answered the same advertisement as Elton John and Bernie Taupin placed by Ray Williams in the New Musical Express.
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The Ride To Agadir - Mike Batt
[Intro]
C
We rode in the morning,
G
Casablanca to the west
F
On the Atlas mountain foothills
C G
leading down to Marrakesh
C Em
For Muhammed and Morrocco,
C G
we have taken up our guns
G F
For the ashes of our fathers
G C
and the children of our sons
G F C
For the ashes of our fathers
G
and the children of our sons
[Verse 1]
C
In the dry winds of summer,
G
we were sharpening the blades
F C Em
We were riding to act upon the promise we had made
C Em
With the fist and the dagger,
C G
with the rifle and the lance
F C
We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France
F C
We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
Bb G
We could wait no more
Bb
In this burning sand on
F G Bb
the ride to Agadir
G Bb
Like the dogs of war
Bb
for the future of this land
F G D C
on the ride to Agadir
[Verse 2]
F
Before they were waiting
C
and they were fifty to our ten
Bb C
They were easily outnumbered
D
by a smaller force then them
F
As the dawn mist was falling
C
they were soon to realise
Bb F
We were going to relieve them
C D
of their God forsaken lives
Bb F
We were going to relieve them
C F
of their God forsaken lives
[Outro]
Bb G
We could wait no more
Bb
In this burning sand on
F G Bb
the ride to Agadir
G Bb
Like the dogs of war
Bb
for the future of this land
F G D C
on the ride to Agadir
[Intro]
C
We rode in the morning,
G
Casablanca to the west
F
On the Atlas mountain foothills
C G
leading down to Marrakesh
C Em
For Muhammed and Morrocco,
C G
we have taken up our guns
G F
For the ashes of our fathers
G C
and the children of our sons
G F C
For the ashes of our fathers
G
and the children of our sons
[Verse 1]
C
In the dry winds of summer,
G
we were sharpening the blades
F C Em
We were riding to act upon the promise we had made
C Em
With the fist and the dagger,
C G
with the rifle and the lance
F C
We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France
F C
We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France
[Instrumental]
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| A | % | % | % |
| D | % | % | % |
| D | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | % |
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| G#m F#m | G#m F#m |
| A | % |
[Chorus]
Bb G
We could wait no more
Bb
In this burning sand on
F G Bb
the ride to Agadir
G Bb
Like the dogs of war
Bb
for the future of this land
F G D C
on the ride to Agadir
[Verse 2]
F
Before they were waiting
C
and they were fifty to our ten
Bb C
They were easily outnumbered
D
by a smaller force then them
F
As the dawn mist was falling
C
they were soon to realise
Bb F
We were going to relieve them
C D
of their God forsaken lives
Bb F
We were going to relieve them
C F
of their God forsaken lives
[Outro]
Bb G
We could wait no more
Bb
In this burning sand on
F G Bb
the ride to Agadir
G Bb
Like the dogs of war
Bb
for the future of this land
F G D C
on the ride to Agadir
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