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Verse 1
A# FThere was decorated general with a heart of gold
Cm GmThat likened him to all the stories he told
D# A#Of past battles won and lost and legends of old
FA seasoned veteran in his own time
A# FOn the battlefield he gained respect for fame
Cm GmWith many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
D# A#Be grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face
FAnd always urged his men on
A# FBut on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream
Cm GmThe old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning
D# A#Be awoke from the night to tell what he had seen
FAnd walked slowly out his tent
A# FAll the men held tall with their chests in the air
Cm GmWith the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare
D# A#And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare
FTill the old general told them to go home
Be said...
Chorus
A# F Cm Gm D#I have seen the others and i have discovered
A# FThat this fight is not worth fighting
A# F Cm Gm D#And i've seen their mothers and i will no other
A# FTo follow me where i'm going, so...
A# F CmTake a shower and shine your shoes
Gm D#You got no time to lose
A# FYou are young men you must be living
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F5 F#5 G5Go now you are forgiven
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Verse 2
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
Be then prepared to fight
Chorus
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