Steve Earle - Rich mans war

^EJimmy joined the army 'cause he had no place t^B7o go ^E There ain^F#m't nobody hirin' 'round here since all the jobs went down to Mexico A F#m ^B7Reckoned that he'd learn himself a trade maybe see the world ^AMove to the city some day and m^F#marry a black haire^B7d girl ^ASomebody somewhere had another plan ^{E A}Now he's got a rifle in his^E hand Rollin' into Bagdhad wonderin' how^B7 he got this far ^{C#m E}Just another poor boy off to f^B7ight a rich man's war ^E

^EBobby had an eagle and a flag tatto^B7oed on his arm ^E Red white and blue to the bone the day he landed in Kandahar ^{F#m A}Left behind a pretty young wife and ^F#ma baby girl ^{B7 A}A stack of overdue bills ^F#mand went off to save the ^B7world ^ABeen a year no and he's s^Etill there ^AChasin' ghosts in the thin d^Ery air Meanwhile back at home the finance company^B7 took his car ^{C#m E}Just another poor boy off to f^B7ight a rich man's war ^E

^C#mWhen will we eve^Ar learn ^C#mWhen will we eve^B7r see ^C#mStand up and t^Aake our turn ^C#mTellin' our^B7selves we're free

^EAli was the second son of ^B7a second son ^E Grew up in Gaza throwin' bottles and rock when the tanks would com^F#me ^AAin't nothin' else to do around ^F#mhere just a game children play ^{B7 A}Somethin' about livin' in ^F#mfear all your life makes you hard ^B7that way ^AHe answered when he got the cal^El ^AWrapped himself in death and he p^Eraised Allah A fat man in a new Mercedes drove ^B7him to the door ^{C#m E}Just another poor boy off to f^B7ight a rich man's wa^Er