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Far Afghanistan

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INTRO (lower case: individual notes, not chords)
f#-a - B5
d-e-a - B5
BmBack home A/C#IndiDana, we just Alearn to F#mget aBmlong
GCivilAized and Dsocialized they Amteach you right from Em9wrong
GHow to Ahold your Dliquor and Ahow to hold your C#mtonguF#me
BmHow to hA/C#old a Dwoman or a Ababy oF#mr a Bmgun
But Bmnothing A/C#will preDpare you for the Afar F#mAfghaniBmstan
You can Glisten Ato their Dstories and Apick up what you F#mcan
You Glisten Ato their Dstories maybe Aread a book or C#mtwoF#m  
UnBmtil they send A/C#you Dout there, Gman you Ahaven’t F#mgot a Bmclue
C#mOh the AHindu C#mKush, the Band-e AAmir, the C#mHazaraA  F#m  
They Bmtell you A/C#a traDdition in the Ahills of F#mKandaBmharE/B  Bm  
They say Gyoung Aboys are Dtaken to the Awilderness out F#mthere
GTaken Ato the Dmountain aAlone and in the C#mnighF#mt
BmIf he A/C#makes it Dhome alive they Ateach him F#mhow to Bmfight
They Bmfought againA/C#st the DRussians, they Afought aF#mgainst the BmBrits
Hell, they Gfought old AAlexaDnder, talking ‘About him ever F#msince
And Gafter A9/1D1 here Acomes your Uncle C#mSamF#m  
ABmnother pA/C#ainful Dlesson in the Afar AfF#mghaniBmstan
C#m A C#m A C#m A
C#m A F#m Bm E/B Bm
I was Bmready A/C#to be Dterrified and Aready F#mto be Bmmad
I was Gready Ato be Dhomesick, the Aworst I’ve F#mever had
I Gexpected Ato be Dhated and inAsulted to my C#mfaceF#m  
But Bmnothing A/C#could Dprepare me for the Abeauty F#mof the Bmplace
No Bmmatter what A/C#they Dtell you, all Asoldiers F#mtalk to BmGod
It’s a Gprivate AconverDsation Awritten in your F#mblood
The Genemy’s Ano Ddifferent, bad-Aass holy C#mwindF#m  
That Bmcrazy basA/C#tard Dtalks to God and his AGod talkF#ms back Bmto him
E/G# A C#m F#m Bm
B5(solo)
[fade out ...]

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Far Afghanistan

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A/C#

F#m

Em9

C#m

E/B

E/G#

INTRO (lower case: individual notes, not chords)

f#-a - B5

d-e-a - B5

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

Back home Indiana, we just learn to get along

G A D Am Em9

Civilized and socialized they teach you right from wrong

G A D A C#m F#m

How to hold your liquor and how to hold your tongue

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

How to hold a woman or a baby or a gun

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

But nothing will prepare you for the far Afghanistan

G A D A F#m

You can listen to their stories and pick up what you can

G A D A C#m F#m

You listen to their stories maybe read a book or two

Bm A/C# D G A F#m Bm

Until they send you out there, man you haven’t got a clue

C#m A C#m A C#m A F#m

Oh the Hindu Kush, the Band-e Amir, the Hazara

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm E/B Bm

They tell you a tradition in the hills of Kandahar

G A D A F#m

They say young boys are taken to the wilderness out there

G A D A C#m F#m

Taken to the mountain alone and in the night

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

If he makes it home alive they teach him how to fight

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

They fought against the Russians, they fought against the Brits

G A D A F#m

Hell, they fought old Alexander, talking ‘bout him ever since

G A D A C#m F#m

And after 9/11 here comes your Uncle Sam

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

Another painful lesson in the far Afghanistan

C#m A C#m A C#m A

C#m A F#m Bm E/B Bm

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

I was ready to be terrified and ready to be mad

G A D A F#m

I was ready to be homesick, the worst I’ve ever had

G A D A C#m F#m

I expected to be hated and insulted to my face

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

But nothing could prepare me for the beauty of the place

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

No matter what they tell you, all soldiers talk to God

G A D A F#m

It’s a private conversation written in your blood

G A D A C#m F#m

The enemy’s no different, bad-ass holy wind

Bm A/C# D A F#m Bm

That crazy bastard talks to God and his God talks back to him

E/G# A C#m F#m Bm

(solo)

[fade out ...]

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