Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Nighttime For The Generals (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7
[Verse 1]
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Well it's nighttime and the long cars Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Are arriving at the door Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 The general is having another party Em6 Em7 Em6 There's a congressman or three Em7 F Bsus4 And some guys you never see outside the bank
[Instrumental]
Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7
[Verse 2]
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 There's a laughing clink of glasses Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 And a polished click of boots Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 And bitter talk of a country Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 With a weakness in its roots
[Chorus]
Em7 And it's nighttime for the generals Em7 And the boys at the C.I.A Em9 A/E Power gone mad in the darkness F G/F Thinking they're God on a good day F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Em7 They give - th, they take - th Fmaj9 Em6 Em7 But they like to take it away
[Instrumental]
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7
[Verse 3]
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 "Well the fools don't know the difference Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 It's for their own good," they said Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 And they shot blind Lady Liberty Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 In the back of her head
[Chorus]
Em7 And it's nighttime for the generals Em7 And the boys at the C.I.A Em9 A/E Power gone mad in the darkness F G/F Thinking they're God on a good day F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Em7 They give - th, they take - th Fmaj9 Em6 Em7 But they like to take it away
[Instrumental]
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7
Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7
[Outro]
F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Em7 They give - th, they take - th Fmaj9 Em6 Em7 But they like to take it away Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Nighttime, nighttime, nighttime