Dispatch - The general

^CThere was decorated general with a ^Gheart of gold ^DmThat likened him to all ^Amthe stories he told Of^F past battles won and lost and^C legends of old ^GA seasoned veteran in his own time ^COn the battlefield he gained ^Grespect for fame ^DmWith many medals of bravery and ^Amstripes to his name He^F grew a beard as soon as a he cou^Cld to cover the scars on his face ^GAnd always urged his men on B^Cut on the eve of great battle w^Gith the infantry in dream The^Dm old general tossed in his sleep ^Ama lesson with its meaning H^Fe awoke from the night to^C tell what he had seen ^GAnd walked slowly out his tent ^CAll the men held tall with th^Geir chests in the air ^DmWith the courage in their blood and t^Amhe fire in their stare And^F it was a grey morning and they^C all wondered how they would fare T^Gill the old general told them to go home He said...

I^C have s^Geen the ot^Dmhers an^Amd i have dis^Fcovered That this fi^Cght is not worth fig^Ghting A^Cnd i've^G seen their mo^Dmthers and ^Ami will no ot^Fher To follo^Cw me where i'm ^Ggoing, so... T^Cake a s^Ghower and shin^Dme your shoes Y^Amou got no time to^F lose You are yo^Cung men you must be living ^G

Go^G5 now ^G#5you ar^A5e forgiven A5 G#5 G5

^CBut the men stood fast with their g^Guns on their shoulders ^DmNot knowing what to do w^Amith contradicting orders Th^Fe general said he would do his^C own duty but extended it no further ^GThe men could go as they pleased ^CBut not a man moved their eye^Gs gazed straight ahead ^DmTill one by one they stepped back and^Am not a word was said The^F old general was left with his ^Cown words echoing in his head H^Ge then prepared to fight

I^C have s^Geen the ot^Dmhers an^Amd i have dis^Fcovered That this fi^Cght is not worth fig^Ghting A^Cnd i've^G seen their mo^Dmthers and ^Ami will no ot^Fher To follo^Cw me where i'm ^Ggoing, so... T^Cake a s^Ghower and shin^Dme your shoes Y^Amou got no time to^F lose You are yo^Cung men you must be living ^G

Go^G5 now ^G#5you ar^A5e forgiven A5 G#5 G5