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