The General original guitar chords by
Dispatch

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Key: Bb major

Intro 1

Bb

F

Cm

Gm

Eb

Bb

F

Bb

F

Cm

Gm

Eb

Bb

F

F

Verse 1
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There was a decorated general
F F 
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with a heart of gold
Cm Cm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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That likened him to all the stories he told
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Of past battles won and lost
and legends of old
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A seasoned veteran in his own time
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F F 
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On the battlefield he gained respect for fame
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With many medals of bravery
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and stripes to his name
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He grew a beard as soon as he could
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to cover the scars on his face
F F 
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And always urged his men on
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But on the eve of great battle
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with the infantry and dream
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The old general tossed in his sleep
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and wrestled with its meaning
Eb Eb 6
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He awoke from that night
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to tell what he had seen
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And walked slowly out of his tent
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F F 
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All the men held tall with their chests in the air
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With the courage in their blood
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and a fire in their stare
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And it was a   gray morning
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and they all wondered how they would fair
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'Till the old general told them to go home

Chorus 1
He said
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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I have seen the others
Gm Gm 3
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Eb6 Eb6 
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And I   have discovered
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F F 
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That this fight is not worth fighting
Bb6 Bb6 5
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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And I've seen their mothers
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Eb6 Eb6 
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And I   will no other
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F F 
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To follow me where I'm going
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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So,   take your shower, shine your shoes
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Eb6 Eb6 
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You got no time  to lose
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F F 
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You are young men, you must be living
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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Take your shower, shine your shoes
Gm Gm 3
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Eb6 Eb6 
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Well, you got no time  to lose
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F F 
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You are young men, you must be living
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Gb5 Gb5 2
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Go now, you are forgiven

Interlude 1

Gm

F

F5

Gb5

(Yeah)

Gm

F

Verse 2
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But the men stood fast
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with their guns on their shoulders
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Not knowing what to do
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with the contradicting orders
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The general said he would do his own duty
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but he  would extend it no further
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The men could go as they pleased
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But not a man moved,
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their eyes gazed straight ahead
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'Till one by one they stepped back
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and not a word was said
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And the old general was left
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with his own words echoing in his head
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He then prepared to fight

Chorus 2
He said
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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I have seen the others
Gm Gm 3
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Eb6 Eb6 
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And I   have discovered
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F F 
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That this fight is not worth fighting, no
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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And I've seen their mothers
Gm Gm 3
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Eb6 Eb6 
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And I   will no other
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F F 
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To follow me where I'm going
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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So,   take your shower, shine your shoes
Gm Gm 3
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Eb6 Eb6 
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You got no time  to lose
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F F 
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You are young men, you must be living
Bb6 Bb6 5
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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Take your shower, shine your shoes
Gm Gm 3
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Eb6 Eb6 
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Well, you got no time  to lose
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F F 
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You are young men, you must be living
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Gb5 Gb5 2
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Go now, you are forgiven

Interlude 2

Gm

F

F5

Gb5

(Yeah, yeah)

Gm

F

Interlude 3

Bb

F

Cm

Gm

(Yeah)

Eb

Bb

F

Outro 1
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F F 
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Go now, you are forgiven
Cm Cm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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Go now, you are forgiven
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Go now, you are forgiven
F F 
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Go, yeah
Bb6 Bb6 5
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F F 
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Go now, you are forgiven
Cm Cm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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Go now, you are forgiven
Eb6 Eb6 
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Go
Bb6 Bb6 5
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F F 
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Go now, you are forgiven
Cm Cm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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Go now, you are forgiven
Eb6 Eb6 
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Bb Bb 
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Go now, you got to be, got to be,
F F 
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got to be, got to be, got to be, hey
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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