Dispatch - The general

There was a de^Bbcorated general with a he^Fart of gold That like^Cmned him to all the st^Gmories he told O^Ebf past battles, won and los^Bbt and legends of old ^FA seasoned veteran in his own time

On the bat^Bbtlefield, he gained respe^Fctable fame With m^Cmany medals of bravery and str^Gmipes to his name He gr^Ebew a beard as soon as he could To co^Bbver the scars on his face an^Fd always urged his men on

But on the e^Bbve of a great battle with the infant^Fry in dream The old general to^Cmssed in his sleep and wr^Gmestled with its meaning He aw^Eboke from the night to tel^Bbl what he had seen And wal^Fked slowly out of his tent

All the ^Bbmen held tall with their ch^Fests in the air With cou^Cmrage in their blood and a ^Gmfire in their stare It was a ^Ebgray morning and they all w^Bbondered how they would fare Th^Fe old general told them to go home

He said, ^Bb"I have s^Feen the o^Cmthers a^Gmnd I have ^Ebdiscovered That ^Bbthis fight is not worth ^Ffighting Oh^Bb and I've s^Feen their m^Cmothers And^Gm I will no ot^Ebher to fo^Bbllow me where I'm ^Fgoing"

So^Bb take a ^Fshower and shine your s^Cmhoes, you g^Gmot no time t^Ebo lose You are y^Bboung men you must be li^Fving, yeah T^Bbake a sh^Fower and shine your s^Cmhoes, you g^Gmot no time to^Eb lose You are y^Bboung men you must be li^Fving, go now, you are forgiven

Yeah and the m^Bben stood fast with their g^Funs on their shoulders Not kno^Cmwing what to do with the con^Gmtradicting orders The ge^Ebneral said, he would do his own duty b^Bbut he would Extend it no further, ^Fthe men could go as they pleased

But not a ^Bbman moved, their eyes g^Fazed straight ahead Till o^Cmne by one they stepped back and ^Gmnot a word was said And the old g^Ebeneral was left with his Own words ^Bbechoing in his head, ^Fhe then prepared to fight

He said, ^Bb"I have s^Feen the o^Cmthers a^Gmnd I have ^Ebdiscovered That ^Bbthis fight is not worth ^Ffighting Oh^Bb and I've s^Feen their m^Cmothers And^Gm I will no ot^Ebher to fo^Bbllow me where I'm ^Fgoing"

So^Bb take a ^Fshower and shine your s^Cmhoes, you g^Gmot no time t^Ebo lose You are y^Bboung men you must be li^Fving, yeah T^Bbake a sh^Fower and shine your s^Cmhoes, you g^Gmot no time to^Eb lose You are y^Bboung men you must be li^Fving, go now, you are forgiven