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[...] General Lee,
I’m the [...]
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
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 | % |
[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 (break)
| Am | % | C | C C |
The General Lee (break)
[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
With my flag waving proudly to the people that I serve
G Am
I'm number 1 and I'll 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 running free
F G | Am | F G |
And they'll go swimming compliments of me (break)
| Am | F G |
The General Lee (break)
[Outro] (repeat and fade)
| Am | F G |
The General Lee (break)
| Am | F G |
The General Lee (break)
