Intro:
g F G C dis g
e|--------1-1--1---------------------3-3--3------------6---6-|
b|--------1-1--1---------------------3-3--3------------6---6-|
G|--------3-3--2---------------------5-5--4------------8---7-|
D|--------3-3--3--3-3h5p3------------5-5--5------------8---8-|
A|-----1--1-1--3---------5-3-3-1-1-3-3-3--5----1-3-36-6---8-|
E|-13---31-1--1---------------------3-3--3-1-3--------6-6-6-|

e|-1x1--1x1-|
b|-1x1--1x1-|
G|-2x2--2x2-|
D|-3x3--3x3-| X 2
A|-3x3--3x3-|
E|-1x1--1x1-|

Verse:

 There was ag decorated general Fwith a heart of gold
that likenGed him, to all Cthe stories he told,
of past baDisttles one and lgost and legends of old
a sFeasoned veFteran in hFis owFn time.

follow this pattern for the whole song, listen for the ryhthm, the whole
uses only these chords.

except for one part after the chorus:

e|-1-1-2-3--3---------------1-1--1--|
b|-1-1-2-3--3---------------1-1--1--|
G|-2-2-3-4--4---------------2-2--2--|
D|-3-3-4-5--5---------------3-3--3--|
A|-3-3-4-5--5---1--3--------3-3--3--|
E|-1-1-2-3--3--------3-2-1--1-1--1--|