The General Ver 1 by Dispatch
Dispatch - The General ver 1 guitar tab
The General
by Dispatch
awahl63
Intro: repeat 2x
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There was a decorated general with a heart of gold
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that likened him to all the stories he told
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of past battles won and lost and legends of old
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a seasoned veteran in his own time
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On the battlefields he gained respectful fame
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with many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
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he grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face
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and always urged his men on
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But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream
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the old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with this thing
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and he awoke from the night, to tell what he had seen
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and walked slowly out off his tent
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All the men stood tall with their chests in the air
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with a courage in their blood and a fire in their stare
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and it was a wonderful morning and they all wondered how they would
fare
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`till the old general told them to go home
Chours -- just play the same chords
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He said.
I have seen the others, and I have discovered...
that this fight is not worth fighting.
And I've seen their mothers, and I will no other...
to follow me where I'm going
"Take" "Living"
just play the same chords
133311
112331
345533
334553
688866
667886
So...
Take a shower, shine your shoes, you got no time to lose...
your young men you must be living.
just play the the first 2 measures for the next 2 lyric paragraphs
Bridge: F Gb G G G
Power chord variation
E A D G B e
Bbm: x 1 3 3 x x
F: 1 3 3 x x x
Cm: x 3 5 5 x x
G: 3 5 5 x x x
Ebm/G: x 6 8 8 x x
A#/F: 6 8 8 x x x
Gm7: x x 3 3 3 3
Barre chord variation
E A D G B e
Bbm: 1 1 3 3 2 1
F: 1 3 3 2 1 1
Cm: 3 3 5 5 4 3
G: 3 5 5 4 3 3
Ebm/G: 6 6 8 8 7 6
A#/F: 6 8 8 7 6 6
Gm7: x x 3 3 3 3
Peace Out.
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