sportsbar"The General" - Dispatch
May 12th 2008 07:03
Something a little left field - I love dispatch - they are a bit alternate - but you can have great fun with this song.
This won't be the last Dispatch post - but here's the trick - the actual song is easy to play - it is the intro people have trouble with, but there are plenty of places to get a half decent tab and if you can come up with something funky it still works...
Such a cool song - you can funk it up, rock it out, or play a chilled out acoustic version - it is the same with many other Dispatch songs - if you haven't heard of them - I suggest you get out there and give them a go.
"Not a bad cover"
LYRICS
There was a decorated general with
a heart of gold, that likened him to
all the stories he told
of past battles, won and lost, and
legends of old a seasoned veteran in
his own time
On the battlefield, he gained
respectful fame with many medals
of bravery and stripes to his name
he grew a beard as soon as he could
to cover the scars on his face
and always urged his men on
But on the eve of a great battle
with the infantry in dream
the old general tossed in his sleep
NO MESSING with its meaning
he awoke from the night
to tell what he had seen
and walked slowly out of his tent
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 grey morning and they all
wondered how they would fare
till the old general told them to go home
[CHORUS:]
He said:
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
I have seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I'm going
So,take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
Take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven
But 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 would extend it no further
the men could go as they pleased
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
[CHORUS]
Go now you are forgiven
This won't be the last Dispatch post - but here's the trick - the actual song is easy to play - it is the intro people have trouble with, but there are plenty of places to get a half decent tab and if you can come up with something funky it still works...
"The Video Clip"
Such a cool song - you can funk it up, rock it out, or play a chilled out acoustic version - it is the same with many other Dispatch songs - if you haven't heard of them - I suggest you get out there and give them a go.
"Not a bad cover"
LYRICS
There was a decorated general with
all the stories he told
of past battles, won and lost, and
legends of old a seasoned veteran in
his own time
On the battlefield, he gained
respectful fame with many medals
of bravery and stripes to his name
he grew a beard as soon as he could
to cover the scars on his face
and always urged his men on
But on the eve of a great battle
with the infantry in dream
the old general tossed in his sleep
NO MESSING with its meaning
he awoke from the night
to tell what he had seen
and walked slowly out of his tent
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 grey morning and they all
wondered how they would fare
till the old general told them to go home
[CHORUS:]
He said:
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
I have seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I'm going
So,take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
Take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven
But 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 would extend it no further
the men could go as they pleased
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
[CHORUS]
Go now you are forgiven
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