Chords for Dispatch - "The General" (Official Audio)

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ There [Bb] was a decorated general [F] with a heart of gold
[Cm] That likened him [G] to all the [F] stories he [Eb] told Of past [Bb] battles won and lost and legends [F] of
old A seasoned veteran in his own time
[Bb] On the battlefield [F] he gained respectful [C] fame With many medals [G] of bravery and stripes to
his name [Ebm] He grew a beard as soon as he [Bb] could to cover
the scars on his [C] face And always urged his men [Bb] on
But on the eve of a great [Dm] battle with the infantry In [C] dream the old general tossed in
[G] his sleep The lesser with [Eb] his meaning he awoke from
the [Bb] night To tell what he had [F] seen
And walked slowly out of his tent All the men held tall with their chests in
the air [C] With the courage [D] in their blood and the fire
in their stare [Eb] And it was a great morning [Bb] and they all wondered
how they would [F] fare Till the old general [Bb] told them to go home
He said
I [F] have seen [C] the others [G] And I [Eb] have discovered
[Bb] That this fight [F] is not worth fighting [Bb] And [F] I've [Cm] seen them [G] others
[Gm] And I [Eb] will know [Bb] others Follow me where I'm [F] going
[Gm] So [F] Take a shower [Cm] and shine your [G] shoes
You got no [Eb] time to [Bb] lose You are young men [F] you must be living
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_ Go now you [G] are forgiven
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_ _ [G] But _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] the men stood [F] fast with their guns on their [Cm] shoulders
Not knowing what to [G] do with the contradicting [Eb] orders
The general said he would do his own duty [Bb] but he extended [F] no further
The men could go as they [Bb] pleased But not a man moved
[C] Their eyes gazed straight ahead Till one by one they stepped back
And [G] not a word was [Eb] said And the old general was left [Bb] with his own
words [F] Echoing in his head
He then prepared to fight He [Bb] said
[F] I have [C] seen the [Cm] others [Gm] And I [Eb] have discovered
[Bb] That this fight is [F] not worth fighting And [Bb] _ [F] I've seen [Cm] them others
[Gm] And I will [Eb] know others [Bb] Follow me [F] where I'm going
_ [Gm] So [F] Take a shower and [C] shine your [G] shoes
You got no [Eb] time to lose [Bb] You are young men you [Dm] must be living
_ [Gm] Take [F] a shower [C] and shine your [G] shoes You got no [Cm] time to [Bb] lose
You are young men you must [F] be living [C] Go now you are [G] forgiven
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_ [G] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] Go [Gbm] now you are forgiven, go now you are forgiven.
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