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The General Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Dispatch
[Verse]
C                                  G
There was decorated general with a heart of gold
Dm                      Am
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 respect for fame
Dm                              Am
With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
  F                                C
He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face
G
And always urged his men on
 C                              G
But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream
   Dm                               Am
The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning
 F                        C
He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen
G
And walked slowly out his tent
C                            G
All the men held tall with their chests in the air
Dm                                   Am
With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare
   F                              C
And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare
 G
Till the old general told them to go home
He said...

[Chorus]
 C      G         Dm     Am          F
I have seen the others and i have discovered
            C                   G
That this fight is not worth fighting
 C      G             Dm        Am          F
And i've seen their mothers and i will no other
        C              G
To follow me where i'm going, so...
 C      G             Dm
Take a shower and shine your shoes
 Am               F
You got no time to lose
          C                          G
You are young men you must be living

[Instrumental] x2
  G5   G#5   A5
Go now you are forgiven
  A5   G#5   G5

[Verse]
C                                  G
But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Dm                      Am
Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders
  F                             C
The general said he would do his own duty but extended it no further
G
The men could go as they pleased
C                            G
But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead
Dm                                   Am
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
   F                              C
The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head
 G
He then prepared to fight

[Chorus]
 C      G         Dm     Am          F
I have seen the others and i have discovered
            C                   G
That this fight is not worth fighting
 C      G             Dm        Am          F
And i've seen their mothers and i will no other
        C              G
To follow me where i'm going, so...
 C      G             Dm
Take a shower and shine your shoes
 Am               F
You got no time to lose
          C                          G
You are young men you must be living

[Outro] x2
  G5   G#5   A5
Go now you are forgiven
  A5   G#5   G5
            
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