G
[Verse 1]
N.C. G
I was an Army mechanic
C
I worked with the men
G
I worked on my back
D
I tried to fit in
G
Torque wrenches and ratchets
C
Multi-meters and scales
G
Grease on my face
D
Grease on my hands
G
Grease under my nails
[Chorus]
G7 C
And it was so hard to see
G
Till it attacked
D G
My enemy wasn't Iraq
[Verse 2]
G
Soldiers bartered and traded
C
That's the way our world worked
G
Trading favors for favors
D
The sand and the dirt
G
What I wouldn't give them
C
They'd try to take
G D
And when I refused them
G
They made me pay
[Chorus]
G7 C
And it was so hard to see
G
Until it attacked
D G
My enemy wasn't Iraq
[Harmonica solo]
G C G D
G C G D G
[Verse 3]
G
I stood my ground
C
I didn't give in
G
I drew a line
D
Again and again
G
When they whistled and whispered
C
When the wind kicked up dust
G
I'd look to the sky
D
Ask the Lord why
G
I had no one to trust
[Chorus]
C
And it was so hard to see
G
Until it attacked
D G G7
My enemy wasn't Iraq
[Outro]
C
A salute and a wink
G
A little pat on the back
D G C G
My enemy wasn't Iraq
