Tom: Bb5 Bb5 F5 There was decorated general with a heart of gold C5 G5 That likened him to all the stories he told Eb5 Bb5 Of past battles won and lost and legends of old F5 A seasoned veteran in his own time Bb5 F5 On the battlefield he gained respect for fame C5 G5 With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name Eb5 Bb5 He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face F5 And always urged his men on Bb5 F5 But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream C5 G5 The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning Eb5 Bb5 He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen F5 And walked slowly out his tent Bb5 F5 All the men held tall with their chests in the air C5 G5 With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare Eb5 Bb5 And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare F5 Till the old general told them to go home He said... Refr?o: Bb5 F5 C5 G5 Eb5 I have seen the others and i have discovered Bb5 F5 That this fight is not worth fighting Bb5 F5 C5 G5 Eb5 And i've seen their mothers and i will no other Bb5 F5 To follow me where i'm going, so... Bb5 F5 C5 Take a shower and shine your shoes G5 Eb5 You got no time to lose Bb5 F5 You are young men you must be living F5 F#5 G5 Go now you are forgiven G5 F#5 F5 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 Refr?o F5 F#5 G5 Go now you are forgiven x10 G5 F#5 F5
