IntroF#mDE (x4) (hold the E on the last repeat)
AmFG (x4)
Verse 1EmD
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid,
EmD
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak.
EmD
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne,
EmD
Got to get up for the coming attack.
AmG
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines,
AmG
Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste.
AmG
Gathering speed as we head down the runway,
AmG
Got to get airborne before it's too late.
ChorusEm [CC/B] *
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [CC/B]
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Em [CC/B]
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [CC/B]
Rolling, turning, diving,
EmCD
Run, live to
EmCD
fly, fly to
EmCD
live, do or
EmCD
die, Won't you
GD#F
run, live to
GD#F
fly, fly to
GD#F
live, A--ces
GD#F
high!
Am (x8 bars)
[Solo]
AmFGAmCD (x2)
BmGABmDE (x2)
Am (x8 bars)
Verse 2EmD
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers,
EmD
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away.
EmD
Roll over, spin round to come in behind them,
EmD
Move to their blindsides and firing again.
AmG
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us,
AmG
Ten ME-109's out of the sun.
AmG
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them,
AmG
Heading straight for them I press down my guns.
ChorusEm [CC/B] *
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [CC/B]
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Em [CC/B]
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [CC/B]
Rolling, turning, diving,
EmCD
Run, live to
EmCD
fly, fly to
EmCD
live, do or
EmCD
die, Won't you
GD#F
run, live to
GD#F
fly, fly to
GD#F
live, A--ces
GD#F
high!
AmFG (x4)
(On the last F, G slow it down A load)
Am to finish, hold this and Outro fill as you see fit.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.