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General Custer

General Custer easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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  • Verse 1
    G

    This is a song about an American hero,

    ta -da,

    who has been a hero for far too
    D
    G
    D
    G

    long.


    General Custer told me
    C
    G

    we were going for a ridin'

    Over by the big horn river
    D

    where the water is deep and wide
    G

    As soon as I get my hair done,
    C
    G

    he said, we will win the war

    Go on out and tell the boys
    D

    what they are fighting for
    G

    He said, give somebody a medal,

    C
    G

    give somebody a three -day pass

    Tell them about the light

    at the end of the tunnel
    D

    and tell him to hold her side,
    G

    pass me my looking -glass.

    Out in the buffalo moonlight,
    C
    G

    I thought I heard a bird.
    D

    One old Indian fighter went pale,


    said, what was that I heard?
    G

    Sixteen thousand nightingales
    C

    stomping through the pass
    G

    Tell that idiot matinee fool
    D

    to get us out and fast
    G

    He yelled, give somebody a medal,

    C

    give somebody a three -day pass
    G

    Tell them about a light

    at the end of the tunnel
    D

    and tell them to hold their sass
    G
    D
    G

    And pass me my looking glass

    Well, came up like taxes,
    C

    what do you suppose I see?
    G

    Every Indian in history
    D

    tapping his toes at me.
    G

    Things were looking shaky,
    C

    some of them boys was large.
    G

    What do you suppose old Custer done?
    D

    You know he hollered, Charge!
    G

    But nobody told the Indians
    C

    who old Custer was
    G

    They commenced to stick to us
    D

    like pizza stick to fuss
    G

    Nobody told the Indians
    C

    they were supposed to run
    G

    Just as they did Custer in,
    D

    what do you suppose he done?
    G

    He hollered, give somebody a medal,

    C
    G

    give somebody a three -day pass

    Tell him about the light

    at the end of the tunnel
    D

    and tell him to hold her sad
    G

    and fans made my look at glass

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