Johnny Cash – The General Lee (Guitar)

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Chords

Link to Chorus
  G           C
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B|------------1---|----------------|
G|------------0---|----------------|
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A|----0---2---3---|----1---0-------|
E|3---------------|------------3---|
  Ge- ne- ral Lee          I’m the

CHORDS
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C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0
C/A  x-0-2-0-1-0
C/G  3-x-2-0-1-0
[Intro] | C | C | C | C [Verse 1]
      C
I'm a charger

     Am
That charges through the night

        F
Like an orange bolt of lightning

        F
Passing everything in sight

        G                           Am
I'm the best pal the Duke boys ever had

    F                              Dm        G
I'm thunder on the highway looking bad, bad, bad
[Verse 2]
      C
I'm a knight

         Am
Like the kind in shining armor

        F
With my polished body gleaming

      F
I'm a fighter and a charmer

   G                                   Am
If trouble comes your way just ask for me

   F                          G       C
My friends all know me as the General Lee
(= Link to Chorus) [Chorus]
        F
I'm the General Lee

  F                           Em
A piston pumpin' steel belted cavalry

     Em                             Dm
I'll never let you down when you're riding with me

F                  G               C   C/Bb  C/A  C/G
Buckle up and I'll show you what I mean

       F
Take a look back there

F                                   Em
Sirens blowing, red lights flashing everywhere

      Em                                   Dm
We'll cross the field and we'll be runnin' free

F                     G              Am    F  G
They'll eat dust with compliments of me

            Am
The General Lee
[Interlude] |(Am) | Am | Am | Am | | C | C | C | C N.C. [Verse 3]
      C
I'm a hero

           Am
And that's how I'll make you feel

            F
When you're riding shotgun with me

        F
And the law is at your heels

    G                                 Am
I'm glory bound and when the chase is done

     F                                       G
I'll take off through the mountains and have fun, fun, fun
[Verse 4]
         C
I've got style

Am
Tearing through the curves

       F                        F
Let my flag wave proudly to the people that I serve

    G                          Am
I'm number 1 and I will always be

    F                                G       C
The pride of the South they call the General Lee
(= Link to Chorus) [Chorus]
        F
I'm the General Lee

  F                           Em
A piston pumpin' steel belted cavalry

     Em                             Dm
I'll never let you down when you're riding with me

F                  G               C   C/Bb  C/A  C/G
Buckle up and I'll show you what I mean

       F
Take a look back there

F                                   Em
Sirens blowing, red lights flashing everywhere

     Em                                  Dm
I'll jump that pond and we'll be runnin' free

    F                   G              Am    F  G
And they'll go swimming compliments of me

            Am    F  G
The General Lee
[Outro]
            Am    F  G
The General Lee

        Am    F
General Lee  (car engine and siren noise)