( no capo )
C G
there was a decorated general with a heart of gold
Am Em
that likened him to all the stories he told
F C
of past battles , won and lost and legends of old
G
a seasoned veteran in his own time
C G
on the battlefield , he gained respectable fame
Am Em
with many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
F
he grew a beard as soon as he could
C G
to cover the scars on his face and always urged his men on
C G
but on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream
Am Em
the old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its meaning
F C
he awoke from the night to tell what he had seen
G
and walked slowly out of his tent
( so basically all i wanted to do was make a novice version of this song as it has
many difficult chords and tabs originally , and the whole song has the progression
C , G , Am , Em , F , C , G . sorry if its not accurate enough for you i just wanted to make
something easier for beginners . )
all the men held tall with their chests in the air
with courage in their blood and a fire in their stare
it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare
the old general told them to go home
he said , “i have seen the others and i have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
oh and i’ve seen their mothers
and i will no other to follow me where i’m going”
so take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , yeah
take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , go now you are forgiven
yeah and 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 , “i have seen the others and i have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
oh and i’ve seen their mothers
and i will no other to follow me where i’m going”
so take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , yeah
take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , go now you are forgiven
( no capo )
C G
there was a decorated general with a heart of gold
Am Em
that likened him to all the stories he told
F C
of past battles , won and lost and legends of old
G
a seasoned veteran in his own time
C G
on the battlefield , he gained respectable fame
Am Em
with many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
F
he grew a beard as soon as he could
C G
to cover the scars on his face and always urged his men on
C G
but on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream
Am Em
the old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its meaning
F C
he awoke from the night to tell what he had seen
G
and walked slowly out of his tent
( so basically all i wanted to do was make a novice version of this song as it has
many difficult chords and tabs originally , and the whole song has the progression
C , G , Am , Em , F , C , G . sorry if its not accurate enough for you i just wanted to make
something easier for beginners . )
all the men held tall with their chests in the air
with courage in their blood and a fire in their stare
it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare
the old general told them to go home
he said , “i have seen the others and i have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
oh and i’ve seen their mothers
and i will no other to follow me where i’m going”
so take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , yeah
take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , go now you are forgiven
yeah and 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 , “i have seen the others and i have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
oh and i’ve seen their mothers
and i will no other to follow me where i’m going”
so take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , yeah
take a shower and shine your shoes you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living , go now you are forgiven
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