Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
B
Jimmy joined the army â??cause he
Em
E
There ain't nobody hirin'
B
E
'Round here since all the jobs went
B
F#m
A
Down to Mexico
Reckoned that he'd learn himself
F#m
B
a trade maybe see the world
A
F#m
Move to the city someday and
A
B
marry a black haired girl
E
A
had another plan
C#m
A
E
how he got this far
E
B
rich man's war
A
E
B
Verse 2
E
B
Bobby had an eagle and a flag
E
B
E
tattooed on his arm
Red white and blue to the bone when
A
F#m
A
he landed in Kandahar
Left behind a pretty young
B
A
off to save the world
Been a year now and he's
E
A
still there
C#m
A
F#m
A
F#m
E
took his car
B
E
A
C#m
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war
A
E
B
Interlude 1
F#m
E
A
C#m
A
E
B
A
C#m
Verse 3
A
E
When will we ever learn
B
F#m
C#m
When will we ever see
A
E
We stand up and take our turn
Verse 4
E
B
Ali was the second son
B
E
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rock
B
F#m
A
s when the tanks would come
Ain't nothin' else to do around here just
B
D#dim
B
D#dim
a game children play
F#m
A
Somethin' 'bout livin' in fear all
A
Verse 5
C#m
A
drove him to the door
E
B
Just another poor boy off
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B Em F#m A...
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