IntroGVerse 1
N.C. G
I was an Army mechanic
C
I worked with the men
G
I worked on my back
D
I tried to fit in
G
Torque wrenches and ratchets
C
Multi-meters and scales
G
Grease on my face
D
Grease on my hands
G
Grease under my nails
ChorusG7C
And it was so hard to see
G
Till it attacked
DG
My enemy wasn't Iraq
Verse 2G
Soldiers bartered and traded
C
That's the way our world worked
G
Trading favors for favors
D
The sand and the dirt
G
What I wouldn't give them
C
They'd try to take
GD
And when I refused them
G
They made me pay
ChorusG7C
And it was so hard to see
G
Until it attacked
DG
My enemy wasn't Iraq
[Harmonica solo]
GCGDGCGDGVerse 3G
I stood my ground
C
I didn't give in
G
I drew a line
D
Again and again
G
When they whistled and whispered
C
When the wind kicked up dust
G
I'd look to the sky
D
Ask the Lord why
G
I had no one to trust
ChorusC
And it was so hard to see
G
Until it attacked
DGG7
My enemy wasn't Iraq
OutroCA salute and a wink
GA little pat on the back
DGCG
My enemy wasn't Iraq
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