Capo 2
Verse 1
D A D
Jimmy joined the army 'cause he had no place to go
D Em
Ain't nobody hiring round here since all the jobs went to Mexico
G A
Reckoned that he'd learn himself a trade maybe see the world
G A
Move to the city some day and marry a black haired girl
G D
Somebody somewhere had another plan
G D
Now he's got a rifle in his hand
D A Bm G
Rollin' into Bagdhad wondering how he got this far
D A D
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war
Verse 2
D A D
Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm
D Em
Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar
G A
Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl
G A
A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world
G D
Been a year now and he's still there
G D
Chasing ghosts in the thin dry air
D A Bm G
Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car
D A D
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war
Chorus
Bm G
When will we ever learn
D A
When will we ever see
Bm G
Stand up and take our turn
D A
Keep telling ourselves we're free
Verse 3
D A D
Ali was the second son of a second son
D Em
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come
G A
Ain't nothing else to do around here just a game children play
G A
Something about living in fear all your life makes you hard that way
G D
He answered when he got the call
G D
Wrapped himself in death and he praised Allah
D A Bm G
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
D A D
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war
