0Intro A#0 F1 Cm2 G3 Cm4 D#5 A#6 F7 1 2 A# F8 3There was decorated general with a heart of gold Cm Gm9 4That likened him to all the stories he told D# A#10 5Of past battles won and lost and legends of old F11 A12 seasoned veteran in his own time A# F13 6On the battlefield he gained respect for fame Cm Gm14 7With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name D# A#15 8He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face F16 9And always urged his men on A# F17 10But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream Cm Gm18 11The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning D# A#19 12He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen F20 13And walked slowly out his tent A# F21 14All the men held tall with their chests in the air Cm Gm22 15With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare D# A#23 16And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare F24 17Till the old general told them to go home 18 19He said... 20 21Pre-Chorus A#25 F26 Cm27 Gm28 D#29 22I have seen the others and i have discovered A# F30 23That this fight is not worth fighting A# F31 Cm32 Gm33 D#34 24And i've seen their mothers and i will no other A#35 F36 25To follow me where i'm going, so... 26 27Chorus A#37 F38 Cm39 28Take a shower and shine your shoes Gm40 D#41 29You got no time to lose A# F42 30You are young men you must be living x2 31 32Bridge: 33Go now you are forgiven 34 35Verse 2 - same pattern as first Verse - 36But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders 37Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders 38The general said he would do his own duty but extended it no further 39The men could go as they pleased 40But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead 41Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said 42The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head 43He then prepared to fight 44 45Pre-Chorus: A#43 F44 Cm45 Gm46 D#47 46I have seen the others and i have discovered A# F48 47That this fight is not worth fighting A# F49 Cm50 Gm51 D#52 48And i've seen their mothers and i will no other A#53 F54 49To follow me where i'm going, so... 50 51Chorus: A#55 F56 Cm57 52Take a shower and shine your shoes Gm58 D#59 53You got no time to lose A# F60 54You are young men you must be living x2 55 56Bridge: 57Go now you are forgiven 58 59Interlude: A#61 F62 Cm63 G64 Cm65 D#66 A#67 F68 60 61Then: A# F69 62 Go now you are forgiven Cm Gm70 63 Go now you are forgiven D# A#71 64 Go now you are forgiven F72 65Go 66 67X2 68 A# F73 69 Go now you are forgiven Cm Gm74 70 Go now you are forgiven D# A# F75 71 Go now you got to be got to be got to be got be heyy 72 73Outro: A#76 F77 Cm78 G79 Cm80 D#81 A#82 F83 A#84