Intro
E
E B
I pity the poor immigrant
E
Who wishes he would've stayed home,
E B
Who uses all his power to do evil
E
But in the end is always left so alone.
B F#m
That man whom with his fingers cheats
B E
And who lies with ev'ry breath,
E B
Who passionately hates his life
B E
And likewise, fears his death.
Intro
E B
I pity the poor immigrant
E
Whose strength is spent in vain,
E B
Whose heaven is like Ironsides,
E
Whose tears are like rain,
B F#m
Who eats but is not satisfied,
B E
Who hears but does not see,
B
Who falls in love with wealth itself
E
And turns his back on me.
Intro
E B
I pity the poor immigrant
E
Who tramples through the mud,
B
Who fills his mouth with laughing
E
And who builds his town with blood,
B F#m
Whose visions in the final end
B E
Must shatter like the glass.
E B
I pity the poor immigrant
E
When his gladness comes to pass.
Finish off with intro
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