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