The General
The General

The General chords by Dispatch

Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Fret 3

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  • G

  • D

  • Am

  • Em

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • Am

  • Em

  • C

  • Intro 1




    Verse 1
    There 
    was 
    decorated 
    general 

    with 
    heart 
    of 
    gold 

    That 
    likened 
    him 
    to 
    all 
    the 
    stories 
    he 
    told 

    Of 
    past 
    battles 
    won 
    and 
    lost 

    and 
    legends 
    of 
    old 

    seasoned 
    veteran 
    in 
    his 
    own 
    time 

    On 
    the 
    battlefield 
    he 
    gained 
    res
    pect 
    for 
    fame 

    With 
    many 
    medals 
    of 
    bravery 

    and 
    stripes 
    to 
    his 
    name 

    He 
    grew 
    beard 
    as 
    soon 
    as 
    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 
    and 
    dream 

    The 
    old 
    general 
    tossed 
    in 
    his 
    sleep 

    and 
    wrestled 
    with 
    its 
    meaning 

    He 
    a
    woke 
    from 
    that 
    night 

    to 
    tell 
    what 
    he 
    had 
    seen 

    And 
    walked 
    slowly 
    out 
    of 
    his 
    tent 

    All 
    the 
    men 
    held 
    tall 
    with 
    their 
    chests 
    in 
    the 
    air 

    With 
    the 
    courage 
    in 
    their 
    blood 

    and 
    fire 
    in 
    their 
    stare 

    And 
    it 
    was 
    gray 
    morning 

    and 
    they 
    all 
    wondered 
    how 
    they 
    would 
    fair 

    'Till 
    the 
    old 
    general 
    told 
    them 
    to 
    go 
    home 

    Chorus 1
    He 
    said 

    have 
    seen 
    the 
    others 

    And 
    have 
    dis
    covered 

    That 
    this 
    fight 
    is 
    not 
    worth 
    fighting 

    And 
    I've 
    seen 
    their 
    mothers 

    And 
    will 
    no 
    other 

    To 
    follow 
    me 
    where 
    I'm 
    going 

    So, 
    take 
    your 
    shower, 
    shine 
    your 
    shoes 

    You 
    got 
    no 
    time 
    to 
    lose 

    You 
    are 
    young 
    men, 
    you 
    must 
    be 
    living 

    Take 
    your 
    shower, 
    shine 
    your 
    shoes 

    Well, 
    you 
    got 
    no 
    time 
    to 
    lose 

    You 
    are 
    young 
    men, 
    you 
    must 
    be 
    living 

    Interlude 1
    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    (Yeah) 


    Verse 2
    But 
    the 
    men 
    stood 
    fast 

    with 
    their 
    guns 
    on 
    their 
    shoulders 

    Not 
    knowing 
    what 
    to 
    do 

    with 
    the 
    contradicting 
    orders 

    The 
    general 
    said 
    he 
    would 
    do 
    his 
    own 
    duty 

    but 
    he 
    would 
    extend 
    it 
    no 
    further 

    The 
    men 
    could 
    go 
    as 
    they 
    pleased 

    But 
    not 
    man 
    moved, 

    their 
    eyes 
    gazed 
    straight 
    ahead 

    'Till 
    one 
    by 
    one 
    they 
    stepped 
    back 

    and 
    not 
    word 
    was 
    said 

    And 
    the 
    old 
    general 
    was 
    left 

    with 
    his 
    own 
    words 
    echoing 
    in 
    his 
    head 

    He 
    then 
    prepared 
    to 
    fight 

    Chorus 2
    He 
    said 

    have 
    seen 
    the 
    others 

    And 
    have 
    dis
    covered 

    That 
    this 
    fight 
    is 
    not 
    worth 
    fighting, 
    no 

    And 
    I've 
    seen 
    their 
    mothers 

    And 
    will 
    no 
    other 

    To 
    follow 
    me 
    where 
    I'm 
    going 

    So, 
    take 
    your 
    shower, 
    shine 
    your 
    shoes 

    You 
    got 
    no 
    time 
    to 
    lose 

    You 
    are 
    young 
    men, 
    you 
    must 
    be 
    living 

    Take 
    your 
    shower, 
    shine 
    your 
    shoes 

    Well, 
    you 
    got 
    no 
    time 
    to 
    lose 

    You 
    are 
    young 
    men, 
    you 
    must 
    be 
    living 

    Interlude 2
    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    (Yeah, 
    yeah) 


    Interlude 3
    (Yeah) 


    Outro 1
    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go, 
    yeah 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    are 
    forgiven 

    Go 
    now, 
    you 
    got 
    to 
    be, 
    got 
    to 
    be, 

    got 
    to 
    be, 
    got 
    to 
    be, 
    got 
    to 
    be, 
    hey 




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