Rich Man's War Chords
by Steve Earle
Rich Man's War by Steve Earle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, A, Em, G and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D A D
Jimmy joined the army ?cause he had no place to go
D Em
There ain?t nobody hirin? ?round here since all the jobs went down to Mexico
G A
Reckoned that he?d learn himself a trade maybe see the world
G A
Move to the city someday and marry a black haired girl
G D
Somebody somewhere had another plan
G D
Now he?s got a rifle in his hand
D A Bm G
Rollin? into Baghdad wonderin? how he got this far
D A D
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man?s war
Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm
Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar
Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl
A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world
Been a year now and he?s still there
Chasin? ghosts in the thin dry air
Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man?s war
Bride:
Bm G
When will we ever learn
D A
When will we ever see
Bm G
We stand up and take our turn
D A
And tellin? ourselves we?re free
Ali was the second son of a second son
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come
Ain?t nothin? else to do around here just a game children play
Somethin? ?bout livin? in fear all your life makes you hard that way
He answered when he got the call
Wrapped himself in death and praised Allah
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man?s war