The General — Dispatch
Chords and lyrics for The General by Dispatch (key of A#).
Intro
[Bb] [F] [Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Verse
There was [Bb]decorated general with a [F]heart of gold
That [Cm]likened him to all the [Gm]stories he told
[Eb] Of past battles won and [Bb]lost and legends of old
[F] A seasoned veteran in his own time
On the [Bb]battlefield he gained [F]respect for fame
With [Cm]many medals of bravery and [Gm]stripes to his name
He [Eb]grew a beard as soon as a he could to [Bb]cover the scars on his face
[F] And always urged his men on
But on the [Bb]eve of a great battle with the [F]infantry in dream
The old [Cm]general tossed in his sleep a [Gm]lesson with its meaning
He [Eb]awoke from the night to [Bb]tell what he had seen
[F] And walked slowly out of his tent
All the [Bb]men held tall with their [F]chests in the air
With the [Cm]courage in their blood and the [Gm]fire in their stare
And it was a[Eb] grey morning and they all [Bb]wondered how they would fare
[F] Till the old general told them to go home
N.C.
He said...
Chorus
[Bb] I have [F]seen the [Cm]others and [Gm]I have [Eb]discovered
That [Bb]this fight is not worth [F]fighting
[Bb] And I've [F]seen their [Cm]mothers and [Gm]I will no [Eb]other
To [Bb]follow me where I'm [F]going, so...
[Bb] Take a [F]shower and shine your [Cm]shoes
You [Gm]got no [Eb]time to lose
You are [Bb]young men you must be [F]living
[Bb] Take a [F]shower and shine your [Cm]shoes
You [Gm]got no [Eb]time to lose
You are [Bb]young men you must be [F]living
Go now you [F5]are [F#5][G5]forgiven
[G5] [F#5] [F5]
Post-Chorus
[F5] [F#5] [G5]
[G5] [F#5] [F5]
Verse
But the [Bb]men stood fast with their [F]guns on their shoulders
Not [Cm]knowing what to do with [Gm]contradicting orders
The [Eb]general said he would do his own duty but [Bb]he would extend it no further
[F] The men could go as they pleased
But not a [Bb]man moved their eyes [F]gazed straight ahead
Till [Cm]one by one they stepped back and [Gm]not a word was said
The old [Eb]general was left with his own [Bb]words echoing in his head
[F] He then prepared to fight
He said
Chorus
[Bb] I have [F]seen the [Cm]others and [Gm]I have [Eb]discovered
That [Bb]this fight is not worth [F]fighting, no
[Bb] And I've [F]seen their [Cm]mothers and [Gm]I will no [Eb]other
To [Bb]follow me where I'm [F]going, so...
[Bb] Take a [F]shower and shine your [Cm]shoes
You [Gm]got no [Eb]time to lose
You are [Bb]young men you must be [F]living
[Bb] Take a [F]shower and shine your [Cm]shoes
You [Gm]got no [Eb]time to lose
You are [Bb]young men you must be [F]living
Go now you [F5]are [F#5][G5]forgiven
[G5] [F#5] [F5]
Post-Chorus
[F5] [F#5] [G5]
[G5] [F#5] [F5]
Riff
[Bb] [F] [Cm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Outro
[Bb] Go now you [F]are forgiven
[Cm] Go now you [Gm]are forgiven
[Eb] Go now you [Bb]are forgiven, [F]go
[Bb] Go now you [F]are forgiven
[Cm] Go now you [Gm]are forgiven
[Eb] Go now you [Bb]are forgiven, [F]go
[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 to be, got to be here
Outro Riff
[Bb] [F] [Cm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
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