Chords for The General Lee by Johnny Cash

_ _ [G] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a charger
That [Am] charges through the night like [F] an orange bolt of lightning passing everything in sight
[G] I'm the best pal the Duke boy has [Am] ever had
_ [F] I'm thunder on the highway [D] looking bad [G] bad bad.
[C] I'm a knight _
[Am] Like the kind and shining armor [F] with my polished body gleaming
I'm a fighter and a son [G] if trouble comes your way just [Am] ask for me
[F] My friends all know [C] me and
_ _ [A] [F] I'm the general _
But this one's poppin steel [E] _ [Em] Cavalry
I'll never let you down [Dm] when you're riding with [F] me
Buckle [G] up.
I'll show you [C] what I [Bb] mean _
[Am] Take [G] _ [F] a look back there
Sirens blowing red light [E] flashing everywhere.
We'll [Em] cross the field and we'll be [Dm] running free _
[F] They'll eat [G] us with compliments [Am] of me _ [F] the _ [G] _ [Am] general _ _ _
I'm _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a hero and
[Am] That's how I'll make you feel [F] when you're riding shotgun with me and the law is that you're here
[G] I'm glory bound when the chase [Am] is done
_ [F] I'll take off through the mountains and [G] have fun fun fun.
I've [C] got style _ _
[Am] Tearing through the curve let [F] my flag wave proudly to people that I serve
[G] _ The _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] pride of the South they call the
[C] General [Bb] me.
[A] I'm [F] the general me a piston button steel [E] The cavalry _
I'll never let you down when [Dm] you're riding with me _
[F] Buckle up, but [G] I'll show you what [C] I mean
[Bb] _ _
[Am] Take [G] _ [F] a look back there
Sirens blowing red light [E] flashing everywhere
I'll jump that car [Em] and we'll be running [Dm] free _
[F] And they'll go swimming [G] compliments [Am] of me
_ [Em] [F] The _ [G] general [Am] _ _ The [F] _ _ [G] _ [A] general
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