Hero of War
Rise Against
Appeal to Reason
Tuning: Standard Capo 3
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C
He said, "Son,
Em
Have you seen the world?
Am
Well, what would you say
C
If I said you could?
Am
Just carry this gun.
C
and you’ll even get paid."
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I said, "That sounds pretty good."
[Verse 2]
C
Black leather boots
Em
Spit-shined so bright
Am
They cut off my hair
C
but it looked alright
Am
We marched and we sang
C
We all became friends
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As we learned how to fight
[Chorus]
Em
A hero of war
Am
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
C
And when I come home
G
They’ll be damn proud of me
Em
I’ll carry this flag
Am
To the grave if I must
C
Because it’s the flag that I love
G
And a flag that I trust
[Verse 3]
C
I kicked in the door
Em
I yelled my commands
Am
The children, they cried
C
But I got my man
Am
We took him away
C
A bag over his face
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From his family and his friends
[Verse 4]
C
They took off his clothes
Em
They pissed in his hands
Am
I told them to stop
C
But then I joined in
Am
We beat him with guns
C
And batons not just once
G
But again and again
[Chorus]
Em
A hero of war
Am
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
C
And when I come home
G
They’ll be damn proud of me
Em
I’ll carry this flag
Am
To the grave if I must
C
Because it’s the flag that I love
G
And a flag that I trust
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[Verse 5]
C
She walked
Em
through bullets and haze
Am
I asked her to stop
C
I begged her to stay
Am
But she pressed on
C
So I lifted my gun
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And I fired away
[Verse 6]
C
The shells
Em
jumped through the smoke
Am
And into the sand
C
That the blood now had soaked
Am
She collapsed
C
with a flag in her hand
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A flag white as snow
[Chorus]
Em
A hero of war
Am
Is that what they see
C
Just medals and scars
G
So damn proud of me
Em
And I brought home that flag
Am
Now it gathers dust
C
But it’s a flag that I love
G
It’s the only flag I trust
[Outro]
C Em
He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
Am C
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"
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