Rich mans war
De akkoorden in dit nummer
E B7 E Jimmy joined the army ‘cause he had no place to go E F#m There ain’t nobody hirin’ ‘round here since all the jobs went down to Mexico A F#m B7 Reckoned that he’d learn himself a trade maybe see the world A B7 Move to the city some day and marry a black haired girl A E Somebody somewhere had another plan A E Now he’s got a rifle in his hand B7 C#m A Rollin’ into Bagdhad wonderin’ how he got this far E B7 E Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war A E B7 E A E B7 E B7 E Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm E F#m Red white and blue to the bone the day he landed in Kandahar A F#m B7 Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl A B7 A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world A E Been a year no and he’s still there A E Chasin’ ghosts in the thin dry air E B7 C#m A Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car E B7 E Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war A E B7 E A E B7 C#m A When will we ever learn C#m B7 When will we ever see C#m A Stand up and take our turn C#m B7 Tellin’ ourselves we’re free E B7 E Ali was the second son of a second son F#m Grew up in Gaza throwin’ bottles and rock when the tanks would come A F#m B7 Ain’t nothin’ else to do around here just a game children play A B7 Somethin’ about livin’ in fear all your life makes you hard that way A E He answered when he got the call A E Wrapped himself in death and he praised Allah B7 C#m A A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door E B7 E Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war
Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van Rich mans war van Steve Earle op Gitaartabs. Dit rockklassieke nummer is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen en willen oefenen met sterke, eenvoudige akkoordprogressies. Met zijn rechtlijnige opbouw en herkenbare groove biedt dit nummer een ideale ingang tot rock gitaar spelen.
Rich mans war ligt op beginner-niveau en vereist geen capo. Je werkt met akkoorden als E, A, B7, C#m en F#m — een stevige basis die je door dit nummer en veel meer songs draagt. Met het akkoorden-format kun je direct meespelen en zingen. Pak je gitaar en begin met dit nummer.
How to practise this song
- 1
Practise the barre chord C#m
C#m is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open - 2
Practise the change: B7 ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open - 3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
Video
Tab door jan. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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