Misc Musicals – Operation Mincemeat A New Musical - Born To Lead (Ukulele)
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[Intro]
Bb Gb Bb Gb Bb Gb Eb C5 F
[Verse]
Bb Eb/Bb Bb So you dreamt of being a pilot, but you never got to fly Eb/Bb Bb C F So you dreamt of sailing the seven seas but never got to try Bb Eb/Bb Bb Well let navy lads get soaking! We'll all stay nice and dry Eb/Bb Bb F Bb We shout to all the soldiers, Jump! And hear them shout how high? Eb Bb Eb Bb For we were made to give the orders while lesser men take heed Bb F Bb For some were born to follow, but we were born to lead Bb F G Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to MI5!
[Verse]
C F/C C You're sure to save the nation, nanny told me in my cot F/C C D G For your father gave you courage, also ponies and that yacht C F/C C My centuries of breeding, I know they'll fail me not F/C C G C For fortune favours bravery and a fortune's what I've got F C F C Oh yes some boys go to battle, but we're a different breed C G Am For some were born to follow but we were born to lead
[Chorus]
C We are the masters (we are the masters) Dm We are the clever men who hold the reins F G For who needs guns when you've got brains Am C You'll see for ever after (for ever after) Dm F And when this war is done and fades to dust, the world will turn and say to us Dm F A That we were born to lead
[Verse]
D When I was a young explorer (yes) G/D D I discovered a new breed of trout (what?) G/D D E A It leapt into my kayak and just briefly knocked me out (sorry what?) D G/D D The feeling was quite magical when it slapped me on the mouth G/D D A D It made the local papers, rare fish attacks Boy Scout G D G D It's still my proudest moment, of that I have no doubt D A D For some were born to follow, but I was born to find trout [Bridge] Play under dialogue: A|------------0--0-0-0-0-2-5--| E|------0-0-2-----------------| C|--2-2-----------------------| G|----------------------------|
Right, uh, new to MI5 are you? Uh, no, I've worked here for six years
Oh right? Yes you're drinking out of my mug. Oh right
It's, uh, got a picture of my face on it. Oh right!
Charles Cholmondeley, scientist
Ewen Montagu, Naval intelligence
I know. Of course you do!
Bb Well, we know who to call if we there's a fish mishap Gb Ladies, better keep your eyes on this chap Gdim G F# Come on men we've Hitlers to dispatch, quite right lads but the problem is that
[Verse]
Bm Em Bm All of mainland Europe is under Adolf's thumb Em Bm C#5 F# So we're staging our invasion and the countdown has begun Bm Em Bm Our sights are set on Sicily, that stronghold of the Hun Em Bm F#5 Bm But the island's packed with 100,000 German men with guns Em Bm Em Bm And if we cannot storm the beaches, it's sure to spell defeat B F# B If the muscled men can't do it, call the masters of deceit [Bridge] Play under dialogue: A|--2-0-4-0-2-0--2-0-4-0-2-0--| E|----------------------------| C|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|
Morning gentlemen!
Oh, Colonel Bevan sir
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Watch out boys the big boss is here
Welcome to military deception
Now, as you all know the next allied invasion target is Sicily
And the key to invading Sicily is... not invading Sicily
I'm sorry, what?
Or at least that's what the enemy is going to think
We are going to convince the Germans
That we're headed for somewhere else instead. Sardinia, to be exact
Oh, uhh a misdirection. Exactly
What, so we're going to win this war with a magic trick!
How else do we make 100,000 German troops disappear?
A|-----------| E|-----------| C|--3-2-1-0--| G|-----------| Gm Sicily could turn the tide of the war F Gm But we can't just rock up and knock up on the door F Gm For each man we've got, they've got ten more Eb F We'd be slaughtered before we'd even reached the shore Dm Gm Dm We need a way to reduce the danger, tip the odds in our favour Gm F Go to great lengths to drain the strength of the Sicilian defence D# C By misdirecting their dear dictator Am F Gotta make Hitler believe Sicily isn't where we're gonna be F#m Gotta proceed with some dishonesty, gotta deceive F 'Cause what I wanna see is hundreds of thousands of Germans
Getting off our property
E F So I need your brains, to figure out how we sell a fake campaign F#m Find me a strategy G Use your grey matter to tactically scatter the enemy to the breeze Ab Then once the island is unattended A Once the beaches are undefended Bbm We send our boys in, then we destroy them G That's how Sicily is apprehended Under lyrics A|-----------------| E|-----------------| C|-----------------| G|--0--2----3----4-| Cm Eb Fm Eb So we've got to lie about where we strike, so we can fool the Reich Fm Eb G This plan is strictly need to know G As of now, I'll be hearing your proposals
How do we shift the German troops from Sicily to Sardinia
What this country needs is a genius plan
What this country needs is a genius man
C G For some were born to follow (or there'll be no tomorrow)
[Chorus]
Am But we were born to lead! (We are not heroes) C We are the masters (we play our parts) Dm We are the clever men who hold the reins F G It's war, it's fun, it's not a game Am C You'll see (we do our duty), for ever after (nothing more) Dm And when this war is done and fades to dust F Dm F G A There's no applause or fame for us, but we were born to lead D G/D D Oh brothers let's get winning! My mind shall set us free (three cheers!) G/D D E A Gonna win the war, Champagne galore! As I flick the hun the v D G/D D I'll definitely get a knighthood (oh yes!) And a Victoria Cross or three G/D D A D Look up victory in the dictionary, there's a picture there of me G D G D We are the finest minds in England, on that we are agreed D A For some were born to follow A D A Some were born to follow, some were born to follow D But we were born to lead!