Intro:
F# E B F# A (x4)
Verse:
F# E B F#
Spent two years of my life in a foreign land.
F# E B F#
Came home to my own wife, had a different man.
F# E B F#
Saw fifteen sons and fathers lying on the ground.
F# B F#
Just one click of my thumb, everybody's down.
Chorus:
F# B
Oh it seems that this had become a dream.
F#
Life ain't just what it seems.
B
Still run by ancient schemes.
F#
And ohohoh, it shows
B
On the faces of those that know.
F#
Blood flows where the money's stowed
B
Try to getcha hands on gold(?)
A C#
But hey, what is anybody tryin' to say?
Instrumental:
F# E B F# A (x2)
Verse:
F# E B F#
Spent two years of my life in a foreign land,
F# E B F#
Came home to find my mind still stuck in the sand.
F# E B F#
There are things I never thought that I could do.
F# E B F#
I had to tell myself "Did 'em all for you."
Chorus:
F# B
Oh it seems that this had become a dream.
F#
Life ain't just what it seems.
B
Still run by ancient schemes.
F#
And ohohoh, it shows
B
On the faces of those that know.
F#
Blood flows where the money's stowed
B
Try to getcha hands on gold(?)
A C#
But hey, what is anybody tryin' to say?
Instrumental:
F# E B (E)
(Strum each chord once) (x1)
Outro:
F# E B F# A (x3)