The General
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There was decorated general with a heart of gold
That likened him to all the stories he told
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old
A seasoned veteran in his own time
On the battlefield he gained respect for fame
With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face
And always urged his men on
But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream
The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning
He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen
And walked slowly out his tent
All the men held tall with their chests in the air
With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare
And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare
Till the old general told them to go home
He said...
I have seen the others and i have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting
And i've seen their mothers and i will no other
To follow me where i'm going, so...
Take a shower and shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men you must be living x2
Go now you are forgiven
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders
The general said he would do his own duty but extended it no further
The men could go as they pleased
But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head
He then prepared to fight
I have seen the others and i have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting
And i've seen their mothers and i will no other
To follow me where i'm going, so...
Take a shower and shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men you must be living x2
Go now you are forgiven
Then:
Go now you are forgiven
Go now you are forgiven
Go now you are forgiven
X2
Go now you are forgiven
Go now you are forgiven
Go now you got to be got to be got to be got be heyy
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Readable chord sheet for The General by Dispatch
[Bb]There was decorated general with a [F]heart of gold [Cm]That likened him to all [Gm]the stories he told Of[Eb] past battles won and lost and[Bb] legends of old [F]A seasoned veteran in his own time [Bb]On the battlefield he gained [F]respect for fame [Cm]With many medals of bravery and [Gm]stripes to his name He[Eb] grew a beard as soon as a he cou[Bb]ld to cover the scars on his face [F]And always urged his men on B[Bb]ut on the eve of great battle w[F]ith the infantry in dream The[Cm] old general tossed in his sleep [Gm]a lesson with its meaning H[Eb]e awoke from the night to[Bb] tell what he had seen [F]And walked slowly out his tent [Bb]All the men held tall with th[F]eir chests in the air [Cm]With the courage in their blood and t[Gm]he fire in their stare And[Eb] it was a grey morning and they[Bb] all wondered how they would fare T[F]ill the old general told them to go home He said... I[Bb] have s[F]een the ot[Cm]hers an[Gm]d i have dis[Eb]covered That this fi[Bb]ght is not worth fig[F]hting A[Bb]nd i've[F] seen their mo[Cm]thers and [Gm]i will no ot[Eb]her To follo[Bb]w me where i'm [F]going, so... T[Bb]ake a s[F]hower and shin[Cm]e your shoes Y[Gm]ou got no time to[Eb] lose You are yo[Bb]ung men you must be living [F] x2 Go now you are forgiven But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders The general said he would do his own duty but extended it no further The men could go as they pleased But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head He then prepared to fight I[Bb] have s[F]een the ot[Cm]hers an[Gm]d i have dis[Eb]covered That this fi[Bb]ght is not worth fig[F]hting A[Bb]nd i've[F] seen their mo[Cm]thers and [Gm]i will no ot[Eb]her To follo[Bb]w me where i'm [F]going, so... T[Bb]ake a s[F]hower and shin[Cm]e your shoes Y[Gm]ou got no time to[Eb] lose You are yo[Bb]ung men you must be living [F] x2 Go now you are forgiven Then: [Bb] Go now you [F]are forgiven [Cm] Go now you [Gm]are forgiven [Eb] Go now you [Bb]are forgiven [F][Go] X2 [Bb] Go now you [F]are forgiven [Cm] Go now you [Gm]are forgiven [Eb] Go now you [Bb]got to be got to be [F]got to be got be heyy End on Bb