When the Tigers Broke Free-Chords Of Chaos

[ti:When the Tigers Broke Free] [ar:The Hit Co.] [al:The Ultimate 70's and 80's Classic Rock Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When the Tigers Broke Free - Chords Of Chaos [01:26.19]It was just before dawn [01:28.02] [01:29.29]One miserable morning in black 'forty four [01:33.94] [01:37.38]When the forward commander [01:39.48] [01:40.09]Was told to sit tight [01:41.74] [01:42.62]When he asked that his men be withdrawn [01:45.60] [01:48.73]And the Generals gave thanks [01:51.06] [01:51.86]As the other ranks held back [01:54.60]The enemy tanks for a while [01:57.61] [01:58.76]And the Anzio bridgehead [02:01.34]Was held for the price [02:02.96] [02:03.93]Of a few hundred ordinary lives [02:06.76] [02:11.29]And kind old King George [02:13.92]Sent Mother a note [02:16.39] [02:17.64]When he heard that father was gone [02:20.40] [02:22.43]It was I recall [02:23.77] [02:24.79]In the form of a scroll [02:26.42] [02:27.66]With gold leaf adorned [02:30.65] [02:33.92]And I found it one day [02:35.93] [02:36.71]In a drawer of old photographs hidden away [02:41.25] [02:43.05]And my eyes still grow damp to remember [02:47.13] [02:48.08]His Majesty signed [02:49.69] [02:50.76]With his own rubber stamp [02:52.49] [02:56.48]It was dark all around [02:58.15] [02:59.25]There was frost in the ground [03:01.04] [03:03.06]When the tigers broke free [03:05.48] [03:07.40]And no one survived [03:09.35] [03:10.06]From the Royal Fusiliers Company Z [03:15.74] [03:18.58]They were all left behind [03:21.41] [03:22.17]Most of them dead [03:24.23] [03:24.91]The rest of them dying [03:27.52] [03:30.34]And that's how the High Command [03:34.19]Took my daddy from me