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[Intro]
| Bb F | Cm Gm | Eb Bb | F - |
| Bb F | Cm Gm | Eb Bb | F - |
| - - |
[Verse 1]
Bb F
There was a 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 metals of bravery and stripes to his name
Eb Bb
He grew a beard as soon as 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 and dream
Cm Gm
The old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its
meaning
Eb Bb
He awoke from that 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 a fire in their stare
Eb Bb
And it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they
would fair
F
Till the old general told them to go home
He said
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb F Cm Gm
I have seen the others And I
Eb
have discovered
Bb F
That this fight is not worth fighting
Bb F Cm Gm
And I've have seen their mothers And I
Eb Bb
will no other To fol
F
low me where I'm going
[Chorus]
Bb F
So, take your shower ,
Cm Gm
shine your shoes You got
Eb Bb
no time to lose You are young
F
men, you must be living
Bb F
So, take your shower , shine your shoes
Cm Gm Eb
You got no time to lose
Bb F
You are young men, you must be living
Gm
Go now, you are forgiven
[Verse 2]
F Gm
F Bb F
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Cm Gm
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders
Eb Bb
The general said he would do his own duty but he would
F
extend it no further
The men could go as they pleased
Bb
But not a man moved,
F
their eyes gazed straight ahead
Cm Gm
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
Eb Bb
And the old general was left with his own words echoing in
his head
F
He then prepared to fight
He said
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb F Cm Gm
I have seen the others And I
Eb
have discovered
Bb F
That this fight is not worth fighting
Bb F Cm Gm
And I've have seen their mothers And I
Eb Bb
will no other To fol
F
low me where I'm going
[Chorus]
Bb F
So, take your shower ,
Cm Gm
shine your shoes You got
Eb Bb
no time to lose You are young
F
men, you must be living
Bb F
So, take your shower ,
Cm Gm
shine your shoes You got
Eb Bb
no time to lose You are young
F
men, you must be living
Gm F Gm F
Go now, you are forgiven
[Interlude]
Bb F Cm Gm
Eb Bb
F Bb F
Go now, you are forgiven
Cm Gm
Go now, you are forgiven
Eb Bb
Go now, you are forgiven
F
Go
Bb F
Go now, you are forgiven
Cm Gm
Go now, you are forgiven
Eb Bb
Go now, you are forgiven
F
Go
Bb F
Go now, you are forgiven
Cm Gm
Go now, you are forgiven
Eb Bb F
Go now, be got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be,
got to be, hey
[Outro]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - - |
[Intro]
| Bb F | Cm Gm | Eb Bb | F - |
| Bb F | Cm Gm | Eb Bb | F - |
| - - |
[Verse 1]
| Bb - F - | Cm - Gm - | Eb - Bb - |
| F - - - | Bb - F - | Cm - Gm - | Eb - Bb - |
| F - - - | Bb - F - | Cm - Gm - | Eb - Bb - |
| F - - - | Bb - F - | Cm - Gm - | Eb - Bb - |
| F - - - | -
There was a decorated General with a heart of gold
That likened him to all the stories he told
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old
A seasoned veteran in his own time
On the battlefield he gained respect for fame
With many metals of bravery and stripes to his name
He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on
his face
And always urged his men on
But on the eve of great battle with the infantry and dream
The old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its
meaning
He awoke from that night to tell what he had seen
And walked slowly out of his tent
All the men held tall with their chests in the air
With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare
And it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they
would fair
Till the old general told them to go home
He said
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | -
I have seen the others And I
have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting
And I've have seen their mothers And I
will no other To fol
low me where I'm going
[Chorus]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Gm - - | -
So, take your shower ,
shine your shoes You got
no time to lose You are young
men, you must be living
So, take your shower , shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men, you must be living
Go now, you are forgiven
[Verse 2]
F - - | - Gm - - |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | -
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders
The general said he would do his own duty but he would
extend 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
And the old general was left with his own words echoing in
his head
He then prepared to fight
He said
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | -
I have seen the others And I
have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting
And I've have seen their mothers And I
will no other To fol
low me where I'm going
[Chorus]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Gm - - | - F - - | - Gm - - |
| - F - - | -
So, take your shower ,
shine your shoes You got
no time to lose You are young
men, you must be living
So, take your shower ,
shine your shoes You got
no time to lose You are young
men, you must be living
Go now, you are forgiven
[Interlude]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | -
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, be got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be,
got to be, hey
[Outro]
Bb - F | - Cm - Gm | - Eb - Bb |
| - F - - | - Bb - - |
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