Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: F Difficulty: Intermediate Modern Major General Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan Intro: A|--------3-|3-5-7-8-7-5-3-2-|3-5-7-8-7-5-3-2-|3-5-7-8-7-5-3-1-|0-3---3---|----------------| E|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3---1-|----------------| C|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-|0---0---0---0---| G|----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|----------------|
Verse 1: A|------------3-|3--5---3--5--3--5---3--5-|3--5----3--5---3--0------------|1--3---1--3----1--3--1--3----| E|--------------|-------------------------|---------------------1---------|-----------------------------| C|0---0---0---0-|-------------------------|--------------------------0----|-----------------------------| G|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| I am the ve-ry mo-del of a mo-dern Ma-jor Ge-ne-ral; I've in-for-ma-tion ve-ge-ta-ble, A|1-3--1----3---1------------|3----5---3-----5--3---5-----3---5-|3-----5---3------5--3---0-------0----| E|-----------------3--0------|----------------------------------|---------------------------1---------| C|-------------------------0-|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| a ni mal, and mi ne ral: I know the kings of Eng land, and I quote the fights hi sto ri cal, From A|---0-------0-----0---2----3--|3--2---0--2--3----------3---|3--4--3----4--3------4---3----4----| E|3-----3-------3--------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------|----------------0--0--------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------| Ma ra thon to Wa ter loo, in or der ca te go ri cal, I'm ve ry well ac quaint ed, too, with A|3---4----3--1--------------8-|6--8---6-----8-6---8------6----8---|6---8---6---4----3--1-------4-| E|----------------4--3--1------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------4------| C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| mat ters ma the ma ti cal; I un der stand e qua tions, both the sim ple and quod ra ti cal: A A|3----4--3--4----3---4-3---4---|3----4---3----1--------------|-------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------------|----------------4---3--1-----|--------0----|1--0--1-----0---1-----0-1----0--| C|------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------| bout bi no mial the o rum I'm team ing with a lot o' news, With ma ny cheer ful facts a bout the A|-----------------3-----------| E|1------4--3---1--------------| C|--------------------0--0-----| G|-----------------------------| square of the hy po te nuse. Chorus: A|3-----3--5--7-----5---3-----5-7----|5---3------5--7---5--3-----------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------|------------------------0--0-----| G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| With ma ny cheer ful facts a bout the square of the hy po te nuse. A|3----5--7--8-----7-5-----7-8----|7---5------7--8---7--5-----------|5----7--8--10----8---7-----8-10---| E|--------------------------------|------------------------3--3-----|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| With ma ny cheer facts a bout the square of the hy po te nuse, With ma ny cheer ful facts a bout A|8---7------8--10--8--7--8--10-|8--7----------0-1-3-1-|0-----------1-| E|------------------------------|----------1-3---------|--3-1-0-------| C|------------------------------|----------------------|--------2-0---| G|------------------------------|----------------------|--------------| the square of the hy po te po te nuse. Bridge: A|3---|3--5--3----5--3--5---3---5---| E|----|-----------------------------| C|----|-----------------------------| G|----|-----------------------------| I'm ve ry good at in teg ral and A|3---5---3--5----3---0---------|1----3---1---3--1--3---1-----3--|1--3---1-3--1----------------| E|-----------------------1------|--------------------------------|----------------3--0---------| C|----------------------------0-|--------------------------------|-------------------------0---| G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| dif fer en tial cal cu lus; I know the sci en ti fic names of be ing a ni mal cu lous. But A|3------5--7---8----7--5--3--2----|3-5--7----8---7--5---3----2-|3--5---7--8--7--5---3--1-| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| C|---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| still, in mat ters ve ge ta ble, a ni mal, and mi ner ral, I am the ve ry mo del of a A|0--3-------3---0----------| E|--------3---------1--1----| C|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| mo dern Ma jor Ge ne ral. Chorus 2: A|3------5--7---8----7--5--3--2----|3-5--7----8---7--5---3----2--| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| still, in mat ters ve ge ta ble, a ni mal, and mi ner ral, He A|3--5---7--8--7--5---3--1-|0--3--------3--0----------| E|-------------------------|--------3---------1--1----| C|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|-------------------------|--------------------------| is the ve ry mo del of a mo dern Maj or Ge ne ral. Outtro: A|-------|3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-|3-5-3-5-3-------|--------3-------|8---------| E|-------|----------------|----------3-0---|1-------0-------|5---------| C|-4-----|----------------|--------------0-|--------0-------|5---------| G|-------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|5---------|