Iraq chords by Mary Gauthier

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G

Verse 1:

N.C.       G+G
I was an Army mechanic

         C majorC
I worked with the men

        G+G
I worked on my back

        D MajorD
I tried to fit in

          G+G
Torque wrenches and ratchets

         C majorC
Multi-meters and scales

       G+G
Grease on my face

       D MajorD
Grease on my hands

        G+G
Grease under my nails

Chorus:

      G7G7     C majorC
And it was so hard to see

     G+G
Till it attacked

   D MajorD      G+G
My enemy wasn't Iraq

Verse 2:

           G+G
Soldiers bartered and traded

            C majorC
That's the way our world worked

          G+G
Trading favors for favors

       D MajorD
The sand and the dirt

        G+G
What I wouldn't give them

       C majorC
They'd try to take

       G+G  D MajorD
And when I refused them

       G+G
They made me pay

Chorus:

      G7G7     C majorC
And it was so hard to see

      G+G
Until it attacked

   D MajorD      G+G
My enemy wasn't Iraq

Harmonica solo:
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse 3:

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I stood my ground

       C majorC
I didn't give in

     G+G
I drew a line

      D MajorD
Again and again

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When they whistled and whispered

            C majorC
When the wind kicked up dust

        G+G
I'd look to the sky

       D MajorD
Ask the Lord why

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I had no one to trust

Chorus:

           C majorC
And it was so hard to see

      G+G
Until it attacked

   D MajorD      G+G  G7G7
My enemy wasn't Iraq

Outro:

        C majorC
A augmentedA salute and a wink

          G+G
A augmentedA little pat on the back

   D MajorD      G+G  C majorC  G+G
My enemy wasn't Iraq