IntroA# F Cm G Cm D# A# F A# F Cm There was decorated general with a heart of goldGm D# That likened him to all the stories he toldA# Of past battles won and lost and legends of oldF A seasoned veteran in his own time A# F Cm On the battlefield he gained respect for fameGm D# With many medals of bravery and stripes to his nameA# He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his faceF A# And always urged his men onF Cm But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dreamGm D# The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaningA# He awoke from the night to tell what he had seenF A# And walked slowly out his tentF Cm All the men held tall with their chests in the airGm D# With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stareA# And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fareF Till the old general told them to go home He said... Pre-ChorusA# F Cm Gm D# A# I have seen the others and i have discoveredF A# That this fight is not worth fightingF Cm Gm D# And i've seen their mothers and i will no otherA# F To follow me where i'm going, so... ChorusA# F Cm Take a shower and shine your shoesGm D# A# You got no time to loseF You are young men you must be living x2 Bridge: Go now you are forgiven Verse 2 - same pattern as first 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 Pre-Chorus:A# F Cm Gm D# A# I have seen the others and i have discoveredF A# That this fight is not worth fightingF Cm Gm D# And i've seen their mothers and i will no otherA# F To follow me where i'm going, so... Chorus:A# F Cm Take a shower and shine your shoesGm D# A# You got no time to loseF You are young men you must be living x2 Bridge: Go now you are forgiven Interlude:A# F Cm G Cm D# A# F A# Then:F Cm Go now you are forgivenGm D# Go now you are forgivenA# Go now you are forgivenF Go X2 A# F Cm Go now you are forgivenGm D# A# Go now you are forgivenF Go now you got to be got to be got to be got be heyy Outro:A# F Cm G Cm D# A# F A#
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