Rich Mans War chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

Capo 2

Verse 1
D MajorD              A augmentedA        D MajorD
Jimmy joined the army 'cause he had no place to go
  D MajorD                           E minorEm
Ain't nobody hiring round here since all the jobs went to Mexico
G+G                            A augmentedA
Reckoned that he'd learn himself a trade maybe see the world
G+G                  A augmentedA
Move to the city some day and marry a black haired girl
G+G            D MajorD
Somebody somewhere had another plan
G+G         D MajorD
Now he's got a rifle in his hand
D MajorD          A augmentedA             B minorBm  G+G
Rollin' into Bagdhad wondering how he got this far
D MajorD          A augmentedA              D MajorD
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war

 Verse 2
 D MajorD           A augmentedA           D MajorD
Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm
  D MajorD                        E minorEm
Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar
 G+G                  A augmentedA
Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl
G+G                     A augmentedA
A majorA stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world
G+G               D MajorD
Been a year now and he's still there
G+G            D MajorD
Chasing ghosts in the thin dry air
D MajorD             A augmentedA            B minorBm   G+G
Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car
D MajorD           A augmentedA             D MajorD
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war


Chorus
B minorBm      G+G
When will we ever learn
D MajorD       A augmentedA
When will we ever see
B minorBm    G+G
Stand up and take our turn
D MajorD               A augmentedA
Keep telling ourselves we're free

Verse 3
D MajorD          A augmentedA        D MajorD
Ali was the second son of a second son
D MajorD                         E minorEm
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come
G+G                             A augmentedA
Ain't nothing else to do around here just a game children play
G+G                           A augmentedA
Something about living in fear all your life makes you hard that way
G+G          D MajorD
He answered when he got the call
G+G                D MajorD
Wrapped himself in death and he praised Allah
D MajorD           A augmentedA           B minorBm  G+G
A augmentedA fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
D MajorD           A augmentedA             D MajorD

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