E Jimmy joined the army ?cause he had no place t B7 o go E
There ain F#m ?t nobody hirin? ?round here since all the jobs went down to Mexico
B7 Reckoned that he?d learn himself a trade maybe see the world
A Move to the city some day and m F#m arry a black haire B7 d girl
A Somebody somewhere had another plan E
A Now he?s got a rifle in his E hand
Rollin? into Bagdhad wonderin? how B7 he got this far C#m
E Just another poor boy off to f B7 ight a rich man?s war E
E A E B7
E Bobby had an eagle and a flag tatto B7 oed on his arm E
Red white and blue to the bone the day he landed in Kandahar F#m
A Left behind a pretty young wife and F#m a baby girl B7
A A stack of overdue bills F#m and went off to save the B7 world
A Been a year no and he?s s E till there
A Chasin? ghosts in the thin d E ry air
Meanwhile back at home the finance company B7 took his car C#m
E Just another poor boy off to f B7 ight a rich man?s war E
E A E B7
C#m When will we eve A r learn
C#m When will we eve B7 r see
C#m Stand up and t A ake our turn
C#m Tellin? our B7 selves we?re free
E Ali was the second son of B7 a second son E
Grew up in Gaza throwin? bottles and rock when the tanks would com F#m e
A Ain?t nothin? else to do around F#m here just a game children play B7
A Somethin? about livin? in F#m fear all your life makes you hard B7 that way
A He answered when he got the cal E l
A Wrapped himself in death and he p E raised Allah
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove B7 him to the door C#m
E Just another poor boy off to f B7 ight a rich man?s wa E r
Steve Earle
