The general

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D|8-8-\-3-3-3-3-3-| 
A|8-8-\-3-3-3-3-3-| 
E|6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-| 


[Verse]

Bb                                 
There was decorated general with a 
F
heart of gold
Cm                      Gm
That likened him to all the stories 
he told
  Eb                            
Of past battles won and lost and 
Bb
legends of old
F
A seasoned veteran in his own time
Bb                           F
On the battlefield he gained respect
 for fame
Cm                              
With many medals of bravery and 
Gm
stripes to his name
  Eb                           
He grew a beard as soon as a he 
    Bb
could to cover the scars on his face
F
And always urged his men on
 Bb                             F
But on the eve of great battle with 
the infantry in dream
   Cm                              
The old general tossed in his sleep
 Gm
 a lesson with its meaning
 Eb                       Bb
He awoke from the night to tell what
 he had seen
F
And walked slowly out his tent
Bb                           F
All the men held tall with their 
chests in the air
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Cm                                
With the courage in their blood 
   Gm
and the fire in their stare
   Eb                             
And it was a grey morning and they 
Bb
all wondered how they would fare
 F
Till the old general told them to go
 home

He said...


[Chorus]

 Bb     F         Cm     Gm     
I have seen the others and i 
     Eb
have discovered
            Bb              
That this fight is not worth 
    F
fighting
 Bb     F             Cm        
And i've seen their mothers and 
Gm          Eb
i will no other
        Bb             F
To follow me where i'm going, so...
 Bb     F             Cm
Take a shower and shine your shoes
 Gm               Eb
You got no time to lose
          Bb                       
You are young men you must be 
  F
living

X2
  F5   F#5   G5
Go now you are forgiven
  G5   F#5   F5


[Verse]

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


[Chorus]

 Bb     F         Cm     Gm     
I have seen the others and i 
     Eb
have discovered
            Bb              
That this fight is not worth 
    F
fighting
 Bb     F             Cm        
And i've seen their mothers and 
Gm          Eb
i will no other
        Bb             F
To follow me where i'm going, so...
 Bb     F             Cm
Take a shower and shine your shoes
 Gm               Eb
You got no time to lose
          Bb                       
You are young men you must be 
  F
living

X2
  F5   F#5   G5
Go now you are forgiven
  G5   F#5   F5