The General Acoustic chords by Dispatch

Bb                               F
There was a decorated general with a heart of gold
       C                             G
That likened him to all the stories he told
       D#                            A#
Of past battles won and lost, and 🏷Legends of old
        F
A seasoned veteran in his own time

        Bb                         F
On the battlefield, he gained respectful fame
         C                         G
With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
         D#                                   A#
He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face
          F
And always urged his men on

Verse 2:
            Bb                          F
But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream
            C                               G
The old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its meaning
            D#                          A#
He awoke from that night to tell what he had seen
               F
And walked slowly out of his tent

            Bb                         F
All the men held tall with their chests in the air
             C                       G
With courage in their blood and a fire in their stare
             D#                          A#
And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare
                 F
Till the old general told them to go home


Chorus:
        Bb        F        C       G            D#
He said, "I have seen the others, and I have discovered
            A#                   F
That this fight is not worth fighting
     Bb   F           C
And I've seen their mothers
    G          D#
And I will no other
        A#           F
To follow me where I'm going

    Bb         F                  C      G               D#
So take your shower, shine your shoes, you got no time to lose
      A#                    F
You are young and you must be living
     Bb         F                C      G                  D#
So take your shower, shine your shoes, you got no time to lose
       A#                  F
You are young and you must be living
        F                 (G    Bb C Bb G   F)x2
Go now, you are forgiven"



Outro:
    Bb            F
Go now, you are forgiven
    C              G
Go now, you are forgiven
    D#            A#
Go now, you are forgiven
F
Go