The General Uke tab by Dispatch

5 Chords used in the song: Bb, F, Cm, Gm, Eb

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Year:  1997
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4.5
(Intermediate)
Key: Bb, GmChords
Bb Bb F F Cm Cm Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb Bb F F 

Bb Bb F F Cm Cm Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb Bb F F


Bb Bb F F
There was a decorated General with a heart of gold

Cm Cm Gm Gm
That likened him to all the stories he told

Eb Eb Bb Bb
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old

F F
A A seasoned veteran in his own time


Bb Bb F F
On the battlefield he gained respectful fame

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

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

F F
And always urged his men on


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

Cm Cm Gm Gm
The old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its meaning

Eb Eb Bb Bb
He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen

F F
And walked slowly out of his tent


Bb Bb F F
All the men held tall with their chests in the air

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

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

F F
Till the old general told them to go home


Chorus:

He said,

Bb Bb F F Cm Cm Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb Bb
I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight

F F
is not worth fighting

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

F F
where I'm going


Bb Bb F F Cm Cm
So, take your shower, shine your shoes

Gm Gm Eb Eb
You got no time to lose

Bb Bb F F
You are young men you must be living


Bb Bb F F Cm Cm
Take your shower, shine your shoes
Gm Gm Eb Eb
Well, you got no time to lose
Bb Bb F F
You are young men you must be living

Go now you are forgiven


Gm Gm F F Gm Gm F F


Bb Bb F F
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders

Cm Cm Gm Gm
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders

Eb Eb
The general said he would do his own duty but he would

Bb Bb
extend it no further

F F
The men could go as they pleased

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

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

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

F F
He then prepared to fight

Chorus :

He said,

Bb Bb F F Cm Cm Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb Bb
I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight

F F
is not worth fighting

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

F F
where I'm going


Bb Bb F F Cm Cm
So, take your shower, shine your shoes

Gm Gm Eb Eb
You got no time to lose

Bb Bb F F
You are young men you must be living


Bb Bb F F Cm Cm
Take your shower, shine your shoes
Gm Gm Eb Eb
Well, you got no time to lose
Bb Bb F F
You are young men you must be living

Go now you are forgiven

Gm Gm F F Gm Gm F F

Bb Bb F F Cm Cm Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb Bb F F


Bb Bb F F
Go now you are forgiven

Cm Cm Gm Gm
Go now you are forgiven

Eb Eb Bb Bb
Go now you are forgiven

F F


Bb Bb F F
Go now you are forgiven

Cm Cm Gm Gm
Go now you are forgiven

Eb Eb Bb Bb
Go now you are forgiven

F F


Bb Bb F F
Go now you are forgiven

Cm Cm Gm Gm
Go now you are forgiven

Eb Eb Bb Bb
Go now you are forgiven

F F


Bb Bb F F Cm Cm Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb Bb F F

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By Dispatch, About a general who relizes he doesnt need to fight anymore so he tells his to troops to go home to their family because they are too young to fight and need to live their lives.

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