xRich Man?s War By Steve Earle [email protected] October 2004 E B7 E Jimmy joined the army ?cause he had no place to go F#m There ain?t nobody hirin? ?round here since all the jobs went down to Mexico A F#m B7 Reckoned that he?d learn himself a trade maybe see the world A F#m B7 Move to the city some day and marry a black haired girl A E Somebody somewhere had another plan A E Now he?s got a rifle in his hand B7 C#m Rollin? into Bagdhad wonderin? how he got this far E B7 E Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man?s war E A E B7 E B7 E Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm F#m Red white and blue to the bone the day he landed in Kandahar A F#m B7 Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl A F#m B7 A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world A E Been a year no and he?s still there A E Chasin? ghosts in the thin dry air B7 C#m Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car E B7 E Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man?s war E A E B7 E A E B7 C#m A When will we ever learn C#m B7 When will we ever see C#m A Stand up and take our turn C#m B7 Tellin? ourselves we?re free E B7 E Ali was the second son of a second son F#m Grew up in Gaza throwin? bottles and rock when the tanks would come A F#m B7 Ain?t nothin? else to do around here just a game children play A F#m B7 Somethin? about livin? in fear all your life makes you hard that way A E He answered when he got the call A E Wrapped himself in death and he praised Allah B7 C#m A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door E B7 E Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man?s war
