Iraq chords by Mary Gauthier

Intro:
G

Verse 1:

N.C.              G
I was an Army mechanic

                  C
I worked with the men

               G
I worked on my back

               D
I tried to fit in

                    G
Torque wrenches and ratchets

                 C
Multi-meters and scales

             G
Grease on my face

             D
Grease on my hands

                G
Grease under my nails

Chorus:

           G7         C
And it was so hard to see

         G
Till it attacked

     D           G
My enemy wasn't Iraq

Verse 2:

                      G
Soldiers bartered and traded

                       C
That's the way our world worked

                    G
Trading favors for favors

             D
The sand and the dirt

                G
What I wouldn't give them

              C
They'd try to take

              G    D
And when I refused them

             G
They made me pay

Chorus:

           G7         C
And it was so hard to see

           G
Until it attacked

     D           G
My enemy wasn't Iraq

Harmonica solo:
G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G

Verse 3:

           G
I stood my ground

              C
I didn't give in

         G
I drew a line

           D
Again and again

                        G
When they whistled and whispered

                        C
When the wind kicked up dust

                G
I'd look to the sky

             D
Ask the Lord why

                G
I had no one to trust

Chorus:

                      C
And it was so hard to see

           G
Until it attacked

     D           G    G7
My enemy wasn't Iraq

Outro:

               C
A salute and a wink

                    G
A little pat on the back

     D           G    C   G
My enemy wasn't Iraq