Dispatch – The General (Guitar)

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[Intro]
                             Bb  F                               Cm
e|---------------------------x-x-1-------------------------------3-3---|
B|---------------------------3-3-1-------------------------------3-3---|
G|---------------------------3-3-2-------------------------------3-3---|
D|---------------------------3-3-3--3---3h5-3--------------------4-4---|
A|-----------1---1-------1---1-1-3------------5---3--1-------3---4-4---|
E|---1-2-3-----------3-------x-x-1----------------------1/3------3-3---|

     Gm                  Eb   Bb      F         x2
e|---3-------------------x-x--6-6-6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|---3------------------/8-8--6-6-6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|---3------------------/8-8--7-7-7-7-\-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---5------------------/8-8--8-8-8-8-\-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---5--------1h3--3/6--/6-6--8-8-8-8-\-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---3---1h3-------------x-x--6-6-6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-|
[Verse]
          Bb                       F
There was decorated general with a heart of gold

     Cm                     Gm
That likened him to all the stories he told

Eb                        Bb
  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 respect for fame

     Cm                         Gm
With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name

   Eb                                    Bb
He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face

F
  And always urged his men on

           Bb                             F
But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream

        Cm                            Gm
The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning

    Eb                     Bb
He awoke from the 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

         Cm                             Gm
With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare

            Eb                          Bb
And it was a  grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare

F                                N.C.
  Till the old general told them to go home
N.C. He said... [Chorus]
Bb       F        Cm         Gm       Eb
  I have seen the others and I have discovered

     Bb                      F
That this fight is not worth fighting

Bb         F          Cm          Gm        Eb
  And I've seen their mothers and I will no other

   Bb                  F
To follow me where I'm going, so...

Bb       F                     Cm
  Take a shower and shine your shoes

    Gm       Eb
You got no time to lose

        Bb                    F
You are young men you must be living

Bb       F                     Cm
  Take a shower and shine your shoes

    Gm       Eb
You got no time to lose

        Bb                    F
You are young men you must be living

           F5  F#5 G5
Go now you are forgiven
G5 F#5 F5 [Post-chorus] F5 F#5 G5 G5 F#5 F5 [Verse]
        Bb                        F
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders

    Cm                      Gm
Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders

    Eb                                        Bb
The general said he would do his own duty but he would extend it no further

F                          N.C.
  The men could go as they pleased

          Bb                   F
But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead

     Cm                               Gm
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said

        Eb                            Bb
The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head

F
  He then prepared to fight
He said [Chorus]
Bb       F        Cm         Gm       Eb
  I have seen the others and I have discovered

     Bb                      F
That this fight is not worth fighting, no

Bb         F          Cm          Gm        Eb
  And I've seen their mothers and I will no other

   Bb                  F
To follow me where I'm going, so...

Bb       F                     Cm
  Take a shower and shine your shoes

    Gm       Eb
You got no time to lose

        Bb                    F
You are young men you must be living

Bb       F                     Cm
  Take a shower and shine your shoes

    Gm       Eb
You got no time to lose

        Bb                    F
You are young men you must be living

           F5  F#5 G5
Go now you are forgiven
G5 F#5 F5 [Post-chorus] F5 F#5 G5 G5 F#5 F5 [Riff] Bb F Cm Gm Eb Bb F [Outro]
Bb           F 
  Go now you are forgiven

Cm           Gm
  Go now you are forgiven

Eb           Bb            F
  Go now you are forgiven, go

Bb           F 
  Go now you are forgiven

Cm           Gm
  Go now you are forgiven

Eb           Bb            F
  Go now you are forgiven, go

Bb           F 
  Go now you are forgiven

Cm           Gm
  Go now you are forgiven

Eb           Bb                    F
  Go now you got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be here
[Outro Riff] Bb F Cm Gm Eb Bb F Bb ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************