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Intro 1
G
D
Am
Em

C
G
D

G
D
Am
Em

C
G
D
D

Verse 1
G

There was a decorated general
D

with a heart of gold
Am
Em

That likened him to all the stories he told
C
G

Of past battles won and lost

and legends of old
D

A seasoned veteran in his own time
G
D

On the battlefield he gained respect for fame
Am

With many medals of bravery
Em

and stripes to his name
C

He grew a beard as soon as he could
G

to cover the scars on his face
D

And always urged his men on
G

But on the eve of great battle
D

with the infantry and dream
Am

The old general tossed in his sleep
Em

and wrestled with its meaning
C

He awoke from that night
G

to tell what he had seen
D

And walked slowly out of his tent
G
D

All the men held tall with their chests in the air
Am

With the courage in their blood
Em

and a fire in their stare
C

And it was a gray morning
G

and they all wondered how they would fair
D

'Till the old general told them to go home
Chorus 1

He said
G
D
Am

I have seen the others
Em
C

And I have discovered
G
D

That this fight is not worth fighting
G
D
Am

And I've seen their mothers
Em
C

And I will no other
G
D

To follow me where I'm going
G
D
Am

So, take your shower, shine your shoes
Em
C

You got no time to lose
G
D

You are young men, you must be living
G
D
Am

Take your shower, shine your shoes
Em
C

Well, you got no time to lose
G
D

You are young men, you must be living
Interlude 1

Go now, you are forgiven
Em
D

(Yeah)
Em
D

Verse 2
G

But the men stood fast
D

with their guns on their shoulders
Am

Not knowing what to do
Em

with the contradicting orders
C

The general said he would do his own duty
G

but he would extend it no further
D

The men could go as they pleased
G

But not a man moved,
D

their eyes gazed straight ahead
Am

'Till one by one they stepped back
Em

and not a word was said
C

And the old general was left
G

with his own words echoing in his head
D

He then prepared to fight
Chorus 2

He said
G
D
Am

I have seen the others
Em
C

And I have discovered
G
D

That this fight is not worth fighting, no
G
D
Am

And I've seen their mothers
Em
C

And I will no other
G
D

To follow me where I'm going
G
D
Am

So, take your shower, shine your shoes
Em
C

You got no time to lose
G
D

You are young men, you must be living
G
D
Am

Take your shower, shine your shoes
Em
C

Well, you got no time to lose
G
D

You are young men, you must be living
Interlude 2

Go now, you are forgiven
Em
D

(Yeah, yeah)
Em
D

Interlude 3
G
D
Am
Em

(Yeah)
C
G
D

Outro 1
G
D

Go now, you are forgiven
Am
Em

Go now, you are forgiven
C
G

Go now, you are forgiven
D

Go, yeah
G
D

Go now, you are forgiven
Am
Em

Go now, you are forgiven
C
G

Go now, you are forgiven
D

Go
G
D

Go now, you are forgiven
Am
Em

Go now, you are forgiven
C
G

Go now, you got to be, got to be,
D

got to be, got to be, got to be, hey
G
D
Am
Em

C
G
D

G

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  • D

  • Am

  • Em

  • C

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