Hero Of War
Rise Against
E B
E G#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
A
Well, what would you say
E
If I said that you could?
A
Just carry this gun
E
You'll even get paid."
B
I said "That sounds pretty good."
E G#m
Black leather boots, spit-shined, so bright
A
They cut off my hair
E
But it looks alright
A
We marched and we sang
E
We all became friends
B
As we learned how to fight
CHORUS
C#m
A hero of war
A
Yeah, that's what I'll be
E
And when I come home
B
They'll be damn proud of me
C#m
I'll carry this flag
A
To the grave if I must
E
'Cause it's a flag that I love
B
And I flag that I trust
E
I kicked in the door
G#m
I yelled my commands
A
The children, they cried
E
But I got my man
A
We took him away
E
A bag over his face
B
From his family and his friends
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E
They took off his clothes
G#m
They pissed in his hands
A E
I told them to stop, but then, I joined in
A E
We beat him with guns, and batons, not just once
B
But again and again
CHORUS
E B
E G#m
She walked through bullets and haze
A
I asked her to stop
E
I begged her to stay
A
But she pressed on
E B
So I lifted my gun, and I fired away
E
And the shells
G#m
Jumped through the smoke
A
And into the sand
E
That the blood had now soaked
A
She collapsed
E
With a flag in her hand
B
A flag white as snow
C#m
A hero of war
A
Is that what they see?
E
All medals and scars?
B
So damn proud of me
C#m
And I brought that flag home
A
Now it gathers dust
E
But it's a flag that I love
B
It's the only flag I trust
E G#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
A
Well, what would you say
E
If I said that you could?
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