Mercenary Song
by Steve Earle
G Me and old Bill there we both come from Georgia
Met Hank down in D New Mexico G
We're G bound for Durango to join Pancho Villa
We hear that he's D paying in G gold
I guess a man's got to do what he's best at
Ain't found nothing better so far
Been called mercenaries and men with no country
Just soldiers in search of a war
We're C bound for the border
We're G soldiers of fortune
We'll D fight for no country
But we'll G die for good pay
C Under the flag of the G greenback dollar
Or the peso down D Mexico G way
When this way is over, I might go back to Georgia
And settle down quiet somewhere
I'll most likely pack up and head south for Chile
Hear tell there's some trouble down there
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE