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