Intro (play these chords over the picking Intro): A# F Cm G Cm D# A# F A# F There was decorated general with a heart of gold Cm Gm That likened him to all the stories he told D# A# Of past battles won and lost and legends of old F A seasoned veteran in his own time A# F On the battlefield he gained respect for fame Cm Gm With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name D# A# He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face F And always urged his men on A# F But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream Cm Gm The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning D# A# He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen F And walked slowly out his tent A# 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 D# A# And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare F Till the old general told them to go home He said... Pre- Chorus A# F Cm Gm D# I have se