General Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Gen[Gm]eral,[G][Gm][D]
[Gm]Gene[D]ral[G][Gm][D]
[Gm][D]

[Verse 2]
[Gm]When we go fe chant, we [D]drop it crucial
We reggae general, eh, heh
We no victim[Gm]ize, we [D]don't partial,
do [Gm]you love [D]that?

[Verse 3]
[Gm]Gather Africans, we reason[D]in' a thing
[Gm]Tribal love weh we [D]want it
[Gm]Since you can't blow breath
[D]you shouldn't take life
Do [Gm]you love [D]that, Lord, Lord?
[Gm]

[Verse 4]
[D]
Look [Gm]around [D]you and what
[Gm]do y'all s[D]ee?
[Gm]Mighty [D]people rockin' gra[Gm]ciously[D]
If [Gm]you hurt one,
[D]you hurt you[Gm]rself too[D]
You [Gm]must love [D]one 'cause
they're [Gm]just like [G]you[Gm][D]

[Verse 5]
[D]When we go fe chant,
[Gm]we drop [D]it crucial
[Gm]We reggae ge[D]neral
[Gm]We no vi[G]ctimize, we do[D]n't partial,
do [Gm]you love [D]that?

[Verse 6]
[Gm]Gather Africans,
mek we reason [D]dis ya thing
Right, [Gm]better than the [D]might
The [Gm]hypocritical Babyloni[D]an thing
Do [Gm]you love [D]that, Lord, Lord?
[G][Gm]

[Verse 7]
[D]
[Gm]Listen [D]keenly and what do [Gm]y'all hear,
[D]yea?
[Gm]Words, sounds,
[D]sets [Gm]your mind in [D]fear
Ain't this [Gm]a good reason,
[D]removin' pri[Gm]son?[D]
This is Op[Gm]eration Roots and [D]Culture,
Lord
[Gm][D]

[Verse 8]
[Gm]When we go fe chant, we [D]drop it crucial
We reggae [Gm]gener[D]al, eh, heh
[Gm]We no victimize, we don't pa[D]rtial,
do you [Gm]love [D]that?

[Verse 9]
[Gm]Gather Africans, we reason[D]in' a thing
[G]Tri[Gm]bal love weh we w[D]ant it
[Gm]Since you can't blow breath,
you [D]shouldn't take life
Do [Gm]you love [D]that, [Gm]Lord, Lord,

[Interlude 1]
Lord?
[Gm][D][G][Gm][D][G][Gm][D][Gm][D][G][Gm]
[D]

[Verse 10]
Look [D]around [Gm]you [G]and[Gm][G][D]
what [G]do [Gm]y'all see, [D]yea?
[Gm]Mighty [D]people rockin' gra[Gm]ciously[D]
If [Gm]you hurt one,
[D]you hurt you[Gm]rself too, yea[D]
You [Gm]must love [D]one 'cause
they're [Gm]just like [D]you

[Verse 11]
[D]When we [Gm]go fe chant,
[G]we dro[D]p it crucial
[Gm]We reggae genera[D]l, eh heh
We no victim[G]ize, we [D]don't partial,
do you [Gm]love [D]that?

[Verse 12]
[G]Gather Africans,
[Gm]we reaso[D]nin' a thing
[Gm]Right, [G]better [Gm]than the [D]might
The [G]hypocrit[Gm]ical Baby[D]lonian thing
Do [Gm]you love [D]that?

[Verse 13]
[Gm]When we go fe chant, we [D]drop it [G]crucial
We [Gm]reggae gener[D]al, eh heh
We no [G]victimize, we [D]don't partial,
do [Gm]you love that?

[Outro 1]
[D][D]