Joseph Arthur – (I Donated Myself to the) Mexican Army
I like this song a lot and it’s a breeze to play. Have fun with it, I saw him play it on
video so I thought I would tab this puppy out. Enjoy!
Standard, no Capo
Intro: Am
Am Dm
I donated myself to the mexican army
Am Dm
We were ten thousand guns shooting into the night
Am Dm
Turning screams into sand and sand into blood
Am Dm
And murdering darkness with fire and light
C G C G
I don't know where we're going from here
C G Am
I'm just following orders
C G C G
I don't know how we'll conquer the king
C G Am
This ain't my revolution
Am Dm
Out in the field there's no such thing as mercy
Am Dm
We bloom through the night into flowers of death
Am Dm
"I don't believe anything that I've said"
Am Dm
Jesus Christ was heard saying under his breath
C G C G
I don't know where we're going from here
C G Am
I'm just following orders
C G C G
I don't know how we'll conquer the king
C G Am
This ain't my revolution
Am Dm
I donated myself to the mexican army
Am Dm
I gave all my love to a Mexican whore
Am Dm
I gave her my dreams and I gave her my money
Am Dm
I buried my family under her floor
C G C G
I don't know where we're going from here
C G Am
I'm just following orders
C G C G
I don't know how we'll conquer the king
C G Am
This ain't my revolution