The General Cifras

[Intro]
                             Bb  F                               Cm
e|---------------------------x-x-1-------------------------------3-3---|
B|---------------------------3-3-1-------------------------------3-3---|
G|---------------------------3-3-2-------------------------------3-3---|
D|---------------------------3-3-3--3---3^5^3-----3--------------4-4---|
A|-----------1---1-------1---1-1-3------------5------5---3\1/3---4-4---|
E|---1---3-----------3-------x-x-1-------------------------------3-3---|
 
     Gm                  Eb   Bb      F         x2
e|---3-------------------x-x--6-6-6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|---3------------------/8-8--6-6-6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|---3------------------/8-8--7-7-7-7-\-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---5------------------/8-8--8-8-8-8-\-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|---5----------1^3^1---/6-6--8-8-8-8-\-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---3---1---3-----------x-x--6-6-6-6-\-1-1-1-1-1-|
 
 
[Verse]
          Bb                       F
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 a 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 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 the fire in their stare
            Eb                          Bb
And it was a  grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare
F                                N.C.
  Till the old general told them to go home
N.C.
He said...
 
 
[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...
 
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
 
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
 
           F5  F#5 G5
Go now you are forgiven
G5   F#5   F5
 
 
[Post-chorus]
F5  F#5  G5
G5  F#5  F5
 
 
[Verse]
        Bb                        F
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
    Cm                      Gm
Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders
    Eb                                        Bb
The general said he would do his own duty but he would extend it no further
F                          N.C.
  The men could go as they pleased
          Bb                   F
But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead
     Cm                               Gm
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
        Eb                            Bb
The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head
F
  He then prepared to fight
 
He said
 
 
[Chorus]
Bb       F        Cm         Gm       Eb
  I have seen the others and I have discovered
     Bb                      F
That this fight is not worth fighting, no
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...
 
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
 
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
 
           F5  F#5 G5
Go now you are forgiven
G5   F#5   F5
 
 
[Post-chorus]
F5  F#5  G5
G5  F#5  F5
 
 
[Riff]
Bb     F         Cm     Gm          Eb      Bb         F
 
 
[Outro]
Bb           F
  Go now you are forgiven
Cm           Gm
  Go now you are forgiven
Eb           Bb            F
  Go now you are forgiven, go
 
Bb           F
  Go now you are forgiven
Cm           Gm
  Go now you are forgiven
Eb           Bb            F
  Go now you are forgiven, go
 
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 to be, got to be here
 
 
[Outro Riff]
Bb     F         Cm     Gm          Eb      Bb         F
Bb
 
 
 
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