Otis Taylor

My Name Is General Jackson

Otis Taylor


Tom: Db

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[Verse 1]
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My name is General Jackson
Bbm
I want to marry your daughter
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And if you love her
G#
Won’t you please let her go?

[Verse 2]
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My name is General Jackson
Bbm
I want to marry your daughter
F#
And if you love her
G#
Won’t you please let her go?

[Trumpet solo]
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[Verse 3]
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I used to be a sailor
Bbm
Now I’m a soldier
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I travel this world
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I oh oh oh

[Trumpet and banjo solo]
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[Verse 4]
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My name is Gernal Jackson
Bbm
I want to marry your daughter
F#
And if you love her
G#
Won’t you please let her go?

[Verse 5]
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My name is General Jackson
Bbm
I wat to marry your daughter
F#
And if you love her
G#
Won’t you please let her go?

[Banjo and trumpet solo]
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[Verse 6]
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Oh don’t you remember?
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Oh don’t you remember?
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When we were young.
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Oh when we were young.

[Verse 7]
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Don’t you remember?
Bbm
Don’t you remember?
F#
Oh don’t you remember?
G#
When we were young?

[Verse 8]
C#
My name is General Jackson
Bbm
I wat to marry your daughter
F#
And if you love her
G#
Won’t you please let her go?

[Outtro]
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     Please   Ohohh   Please