Johnny Cash — Custer
JOHNNY R. CASH 1. G Now I will tell ya buster C That I aint a fan of Custer's G D And the general he dont ride well anymore G To some he was a hero C But to me his score was zero G D G And the genereal he dont ride well anymore 2. G Now custer done his fightin C Without too much excitin G D And the general he dont ride well anymore G General Custer come in pumpin C When the men were out a huntin G D G And the genereal he dont ride well anymore With victories he was swimmin He killed children dogs 'n' women But the general he dont ride well anymore Crazy Horse sent out to call To Sitting Bull and gall And the general he dont ride well anymore Now Custer split his men Well he wont do that again Cause the general he dont ride well anymore Twelve thousand warriors waited They were unanticipated And the general he dont ride weel anymore Its not called an Indian victory But a bloody massacre And the general he dont ride well any more There might have been more (infusion or enthusin?) If us Indians had been losin But the general he dont ride well anymore General George A. Custer Aw his yeller hair had luster But the genereal he dont ride well anymore Fore now the general's silent He got barberes viloent? And the genereal he dont ride well anymore Aw the general he dont ride well anymore (with laughter through the words) Additional Note: He sang it live with Buffy St. Marie, and I believe that he switches to the tonic chord quicker than he does on the original recording. Like this: G Now I will tell ya buster C (G) That I aint a fan of Custer's
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