Dispatch – The General (Ukulele)

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Artist: Dispatch Song: General Intro Verse 1
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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 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 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
Till the old general told them to go home
He said... Pre-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...
Chorus
 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  x2
Bridge: Go now you are forgiven Verse 2 But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders The general said he would do his own duty but extended it no further The men could go as they pleased But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head He then prepared to fight Pre-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...
Chorus
 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  x2
Bridge: Go now you are forgiven Intro Then:
Bb	    F
 Go now you are forgiven

Cm	    Gm
 Go now you are forgiven

Eb	    Bb
 Go now you are forgiven

F
Go
X2
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 be heyy
Intro End on Bb