Intro
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 augmentedA 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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