Larry Verne - Mister Custer Chords & Tabs
Larry Verne - Mister Custer Chords
Mr. Custer:Larry Verne.
#1 on BB Hot 100 and #9 R&B in 1960.
INTRO: (Indians on Warpath..) A#m
D# A#
(That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry
D#
went riding on.
D# A#
And from the rear a voice was heard..a brave young man
D#
with a trembling word rang loud and clear.)
G
What am I doin' here?
#1.
Cm Fm Cm
Please Mr. Custer..I don't wanna go..
Cm Fm Cm
hey, Mr. Custer..please don't make me go.
Fm Cm
I had a dream last night, about the comin' fight.
Fm
Somebody yelled "attack!"
G
And there I stood with a arrow in my back.
Cm Fm Cm
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go..(Forward Ho!)ooohh..
SPOKEN:
Fm Cm
Look at them bushes out there..they're moving and
there's a injun behind every one.
Fm
Hey, Mr. Custer..you mind if I be excused the rest of the
Cm
afternoon?
Fm
HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!(Arrow..ffffffffffffffttttttttt!!)
Cm
Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie.
Hoo, I bet that smarts..
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BRIDGE:
D# A#
(They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry,
D#
as they rode on.)
D# A#
(But then from the rear a voice was heard..that same brave
D#
voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear.)
G
What am I doin' here?
#2.
Cm Fm Cm
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go.
Fm Cm
Listen, Mr. Custer..please don't make me go.
Fm Cm
There's a redskin a'waitin' out there, just fixin' to take
my hair.
Fm G
A coward, I've been called cause I don't wanna wind up dead
or bald.
Cm Fm Cm
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go (Forward, Ho!)..aaww
SPOKEN:
Fm
I wonder what the injun word for friend is..let's see..friend..
Cm
kemo sabe, that's it!
Fm
KEMO SABE!, HEY, OUT THERE..KEMO SABE!(Arrow..ffffffffttttttttt!!)
OUTRO:
Cm
Nope, that isn't it..look at them durned injuns.
They're runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians..heh, heh, heh.
Cm
Nah, this ain't no time for jokin'..(Arrow..fffffffffffftttttttt!!)
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