Rich Man's War Steve Earle
[E]Jimmy joined the army 'cause he ha[B7]d no place to go[E]
Ain't no one hiring 'round here since all the jobs went down to[F#m] Mexico
[A]Reckoned he'd learn himself a trade - maybe see the [B7]world
[A]Move to the city some day and marry a black haire[B7]d girl
[A]Somebody somewhere had another [E]plan
[A]Now he's got a rifle in his[E] hand
[E]Rolling into Bagdhad won[B7]dering how it got this far [C#m]... [A]
[E]Just another poor boy [B7]off to fight a rich man's [E]war
[E] [A] [E] [B7]
[E]Bobby had an eagle and a [B7]flag tattooed on his [E]arm
[E]Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in [C#m]Kandahar
[A]Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby [B7]girl
[A]A stack of overdue bills and he went off to save the [B7]world
[A]Been a year now and [E]he's still there
[A]Chasing ghosts in the thin [E]dry air
[E]Meanwhile back at home the finance [B7]company came and took his [C#m]car [A]
[E]Just another poor boy [B7]off to fight a rich man's [E]war
bridge
[C#m]When will we eve[A]r learn
[E]When will we eve[B7]r see (hold/sustain)
[C#m]Stand up and t[A]ake our turn
[E]Telling our[B7]selves we're free (hold/sustain)
[E]Ali was the second [B7]son of a second son [E]
[E]Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rock when the [C#m]tanks would come
[A]Ain't nothing else to do around here just a game children[B7] play
[A]Something about living in fear all your life makes you [B7]hard that way
[A]He answered when he got the cal[E]l
[A]Wrapped himself in death and he p[E]raised Allah
[A]A fat man in a new [B7]Mercedes drove him to the [C#m]door [A]
[E]Just another poor boy [B7]off to fight a rich man's wa[E]r.
(repeat from bridge through last verse)
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