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