Rich Mans War Chords by Steve Earle
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Jim and John are on me cause they [B] had no place [E] to go
There ain't nobody higher than him, so I [G#m] sold my jobs and [F#m] went down to Mexico
[A] I reckon they learned to sell the [F#m] trade and made me see the [B] world
[F#m]
[A] Mood to the city [F#m] today, I married [B] a black haired girl
[A] Somebody somewhere [E] had another [A] plan, now he's got [E] a rifle in his hand
Rolling in a bag, then [F#m] wondering how he got [C#m] this far
[A]
[E] I'm just another poor [B] boy off to fight a rich [E] man's war
[A]
[E] [C#]
Bombay had an eagle and a [E] flag tattooed on his arm
Red, white and blue to the moment, landed in [F#m] a can of hot
I
[A] left behind a pretty [C#m] young wife and a [B] baby girl
[A] I stacked over due bills and went [B] off to save the world
[A] It's been a year [E] now and he's still there, [A] chasing ghosts [E] and thin dry air
Meanwhile back at [B] home, the finest woman in the [C#m] toughest car
[A] I'm
[E] just another [B] poor boy off to fight a [E] rich man's war
[A]
[B]
[C#] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [C#]
[C#m] When will we [A]
ever [E] learn?
When will we [C#] ever [C#m] see?
Stand [A] up and take our [E] time
Telling [B] ourselves we're free
Ollie was the second [B] son of the second [E] son
Grubbin' guys [B] were throwing [E] bottles and rocks [F#m] when the tanks were coming in
[A] Ain't nothing else to do [C#m] around here, it's just a game you [F#m] shouldn't play
[A] There's something about living [C#m] in fear, all your life [B] makes your heart that way
[F#] [A]
And so [E] when he got the call, [A] wrapped in seven death [E] and he praised Allah
A fat man in a new [B] Mercedes drove him [C#m] to the door
[A] [E] He's just another poor [D#] boy off to fight a rich [B] man's war
[E] [N]
There ain't nobody higher than him, so I [G#m] sold my jobs and [F#m] went down to Mexico
[A] I reckon they learned to sell the [F#m] trade and made me see the [B] world
[F#m]
[A] Mood to the city [F#m] today, I married [B] a black haired girl
[A] Somebody somewhere [E] had another [A] plan, now he's got [E] a rifle in his hand
Rolling in a bag, then [F#m] wondering how he got [C#m] this far
[A]
[E] I'm just another poor [B] boy off to fight a rich [E] man's war
[A]
[E] [C#]
Bombay had an eagle and a [E] flag tattooed on his arm
Red, white and blue to the moment, landed in [F#m] a can of hot
I
[A] left behind a pretty [C#m] young wife and a [B] baby girl
[A] I stacked over due bills and went [B] off to save the world
[A] It's been a year [E] now and he's still there, [A] chasing ghosts [E] and thin dry air
Meanwhile back at [B] home, the finest woman in the [C#m] toughest car
[A] I'm
[E] just another [B] poor boy off to fight a [E] rich man's war
[A]
[B]
[C#] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [C#]
[C#m] When will we [A]
ever [E] learn?
When will we [C#] ever [C#m] see?
Stand [A] up and take our [E] time
Telling [B] ourselves we're free
Ollie was the second [B] son of the second [E] son
Grubbin' guys [B] were throwing [E] bottles and rocks [F#m] when the tanks were coming in
[A] Ain't nothing else to do [C#m] around here, it's just a game you [F#m] shouldn't play
[A] There's something about living [C#m] in fear, all your life [B] makes your heart that way
[F#] [A]
And so [E] when he got the call, [A] wrapped in seven death [E] and he praised Allah
A fat man in a new [B] Mercedes drove him [C#m] to the door
[A] [E] He's just another poor [D#] boy off to fight a rich [B] man's war
[E] [N]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
E
A
B
_ _ Jim and John are on me cause they [B] had no place [E] to go _ _ _ _
_ There ain't nobody higher than him, so I [G#m] sold my jobs and [F#m] went down to Mexico _ _ _
_ [A] I reckon they learned to sell the [F#m] trade and made me see the [B] world
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] Mood to the city [F#m] today, I married [B] a black haired girl _ _
_ _ [A] _ Somebody somewhere [E] had another _ [A] plan, now he's got [E] a rifle in his hand
Rolling in a bag, then [F#m] wondering how he got [C#m] this far
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] I'm just another poor [B] boy off to fight a rich [E] man's war
_ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ Bombay had an eagle and a [E] flag tattooed on his arm _ _ _ _
_ _ Red, white and blue to the moment, landed in [F#m] a can of hot
I _
_ [A] _ left behind a pretty [C#m] young wife and a [B] baby girl _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I stacked over due bills and went [B] off to save the world _
_ _ [A] It's been a year [E] now and he's still there, [A] _ chasing ghosts [E] and thin dry air
Meanwhile back at [B] home, the finest woman in the [C#m] toughest car
[A] I'm _
_ _ [E] just another [B] poor boy off to fight a [E] rich man's war
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ When will we [A]
ever [E] learn?
_ When will we [C#] ever [C#m] see?
_ Stand [A] up and take our [E] time
_ Telling [B] ourselves we're _ free
_ _ Ollie was the second [B] son of the second [E] son
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Grubbin' guys [B] were throwing [E] bottles and rocks [F#m] when the tanks were coming in
_ _ _ [A] Ain't nothing else to do [C#m] around here, it's just a game you [F#m] shouldn't play
_ _ _ _ _ [A] There's something about living [C#m] in fear, all your life [B] makes your heart that way
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
And so [E] when he got the call, [A] wrapped in seven death [E] and he praised Allah
A fat man in a new [B] Mercedes drove him [C#m] to the door
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] He's just another poor [D#] boy off to fight a rich [B] man's war
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ There ain't nobody higher than him, so I [G#m] sold my jobs and [F#m] went down to Mexico _ _ _
_ [A] I reckon they learned to sell the [F#m] trade and made me see the [B] world
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] Mood to the city [F#m] today, I married [B] a black haired girl _ _
_ _ [A] _ Somebody somewhere [E] had another _ [A] plan, now he's got [E] a rifle in his hand
Rolling in a bag, then [F#m] wondering how he got [C#m] this far
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] I'm just another poor [B] boy off to fight a rich [E] man's war
_ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ Bombay had an eagle and a [E] flag tattooed on his arm _ _ _ _
_ _ Red, white and blue to the moment, landed in [F#m] a can of hot
I _
_ [A] _ left behind a pretty [C#m] young wife and a [B] baby girl _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I stacked over due bills and went [B] off to save the world _
_ _ [A] It's been a year [E] now and he's still there, [A] _ chasing ghosts [E] and thin dry air
Meanwhile back at [B] home, the finest woman in the [C#m] toughest car
[A] I'm _
_ _ [E] just another [B] poor boy off to fight a [E] rich man's war
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ When will we [A]
ever [E] learn?
_ When will we [C#] ever [C#m] see?
_ Stand [A] up and take our [E] time
_ Telling [B] ourselves we're _ free
_ _ Ollie was the second [B] son of the second [E] son
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Grubbin' guys [B] were throwing [E] bottles and rocks [F#m] when the tanks were coming in
_ _ _ [A] Ain't nothing else to do [C#m] around here, it's just a game you [F#m] shouldn't play
_ _ _ _ _ [A] There's something about living [C#m] in fear, all your life [B] makes your heart that way
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
And so [E] when he got the call, [A] wrapped in seven death [E] and he praised Allah
A fat man in a new [B] Mercedes drove him [C#m] to the door
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] He's just another poor [D#] boy off to fight a rich [B] man's war
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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