Intro
F
F C
I pity the poor immigrant
F
Who wishes he would've stayed home,
F C
Who uses all his power to do evil
F
But in the end is always left so alone.
C Gm
That man whom with his fingers cheats
C F
And who lies with ev'ry breath,
F C
Who passionately hates his life
C F
And likewise, fears his death.
Intro
F C
I pity the poor immigrant
F
Whose strength is spent in vain,
F C
Whose heaven is like Ironsides,
F
Whose tears are like rain,
C Gm
Who eats but is not satisfied,
C F
Who hears but does not see,
C
Who falls in love with wealth itself
F
And turns his back on me.
Intro
F C
I pity the poor immigrant
F
Who tramples through the mud,
C
Who fills his mouth with laughing
F
And who builds his town with blood,
C Gm
Whose visions in the final end
C F
Must shatter like the glass.
F C
I pity the poor immigrant
F
When his gladness comes to pass.
Finish off with intro
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