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The Ghost Of General Lee

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[Intro]
|  Bb|  Bb|  Bb|  Bb|  Bb|   C|   C|
|  Bb|   F|   C|   C|   C|   C|
[Verse 1]
Through the Csmoke, and the mud, and the Bbblood we walked, beFhind Robert E. CLee
Sixty miles from Richmond, to Bbface the Union Carmy
We dug our holes, and we built a wall, cuz we Bbknew there'd be a Cfight
If the bluecoat wearing Bbsoldiers, cFrossed the river that Cnight
[Verse 2]
CSure as hell, that Bbsundown came, Fa hundred thousand Cmen
And it sure did shock me Lord, to see, Bbkin killing Ckin
The cannonballs were heavy, filled with Bbiron, and steel, and Clead
And the James River Bbwater, Fran a bloody Cred
[Bridge]
BbLo--rd is it Cright
BbDid you mean for Fme to kill my Cbrother, here tonight
[Instrumental]
|   C|  Bb|   F|   C| x2
 C
[Verse 3]
It's Cbeen one hundred Bbyears, and Fas I look aCround
I see a mighty city where there Bbonce was a battleCground
I thought when Lee surrendered, Bbwe would fight no Cmore
But the ghost of Lee can Bbstill see us Ffight the civil Cwar
[Outro]
BbLo--rd is it Cright
BbDid you mean for Fme to kill my Cbrother, here tonight
|   C|  Bb|  Bb|   C|   C|   C|   C| | Bb   F|   C|   C|   C|   C|

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The Ghost Of General Lee

by Waylon Jennings

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[Intro]

Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb C C

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Bb F C C C C

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[Verse 1]

C Bb F C

Through the smoke, and the mud, and the blood we walked, behind Robert E. Lee

Bb C

Sixty miles from Richmond, to face the Union army

Bb C

We dug our holes, and we built a wall, cuz we knew there'd be a fight

Bb F C

If the bluecoat wearing soldiers, crossed the river that night

[Verse 2]

C Bb F C

Sure as hell, that sundown came, a hundred thousand men

Bb C

And it sure did shock me Lord, to see, kin killing kin

Bb C

The cannonballs were heavy, filled with iron, and steel, and lead

Bb F C

And the James River water, ran a bloody red

[Bridge]

Bb C

Lo--rd is it right

Bb F C

Did you mean for me to kill my brother, here tonight

[Instrumental]

C Bb F C

| | | | | x2

[Verse 3]

C Bb F C

It's been one hundred years, and as I look around

Bb C

I see a mighty city where there once was a battleground

Bb C

I thought when Lee surrendered, we would fight no more

Bb F C

But the ghost of Lee can still see us fight the civil war

[Outro]

Bb C

Lo--rd is it right

Bb F C

Did you mean for me to kill my brother, here tonight

C Bb Bb C C C C Bb F C C C C

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