Hero Of War
Rise AgainstVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
C#m
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Intro.
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He said...
Verse 1.
..."Son, have you seen the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?
Just carry this gun,
You'll even get paid.".
I said "That sounds pretty good."
Verse 2.
Black leather boots,
Spit-shined, so bright.
They cut off my hair,
But it looks alright.
We marched and we sang.
We all became friends,
As we learned how to fight.
Chorus 1.
A hero of war!
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
And when I come home,
They'll be damn proud of me.
I'll carry this flag;
To the grave, if I must.
'Cause it's a flag that I love
And I flag that I trust.
Verse 3.
I kicked in the door,
I yelled my commands.
The children, they cried,
But I got my man.
We took him away,
A bag over his face,
From his family and his friends.
Verse 4.
They took off his clothes,
They pissed in his hands.
I told them to stop,
But then, I joined in.
We beat him with guns
And batons, not just once,
But again and again.
Chorus 1.
A hero of war!
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
And when I come home,
They'll be damn proud of me.
I'll carry this flag;
To the grave, if I must.
'Cause it's a flag that I love
And I flag that I trust.
Fill (Intro).
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She...
Verse 5.
...walked through bullets and haze.
I asked her to stop;
I begged her to stay.
But she pressed on,
So I lifted my gun
And I fired away...
Verse 6.
And the shells
Jumped through the smoke.
And into the sand,
That the blood had now soaked,
She collapsed,
With a flag in her hand.
A flag white as snow.
Chorus 2.
A hero of war!
Is that what they see?
All medals and scars?
So damn proud of me.
And I brought that flag home.
Now it gathers dust.
But it's a flag that I love.
It's the only flag I trust.
Outro.
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?
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Readable chord sheet for Hero Of War by Rise Against
[E] [A] [B] [Abm] [C#m]
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B|----0----2----4-----4------5------|
G|----1----2----4-----4------6------|
D|----2----2----4-----6------6------|
A|----2----0----2-----6------4------|
E|--------------------4-------------|
Intro.
e|---0---0---0---0-2---2/4-2-0-|
B|-----0---0---0---4----------4|
G|-----------------4-----------|
D|-----------------4-----------|
A|-0---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
He said...
Verse 1.
..."[E]Son, have you seen the [Abm]world?
Well, what would you [A]say
If I said that you [E]could?
Just carry this [A]gun,
You'll even get [E]paid.".
I said "That sounds pretty [B]good."
Verse 2.
Black leather [E]boots,
Spit-shined, so [Abm]bright.
They cut off my [A]hair,
But it looks al[E]right.
We marched and we [A]sang.
We all became [E]friends,
As we learned how to [B]fight.
Chorus 1.
A hero of [C#m]war!
Yeah, that's what I'll [A]be.
And when I come [E]home,
They'll be damn proud of [B]me.
I'll carry this [C#m]flag;
To the grave, if I [A]must.
'Cause it's a flag that I [E]love
And I flag that I [B]trust.
Verse 3.
I kicked in the [E]door,
I yelled my [Abm]commands.
The children, they [A]cried,
But I got my [E]man.
We took him [A]away,
A bag over his [E]face,
From his family and his [B]friends.
Verse 4.
They took off his [E]clothes,
They pissed in his [Abm]hands.
I told them to [A]stop,
But then, I joined [E]in.
We beat him with [A]guns
And batons, not just [E]once,
But again and a[B]gain.
Chorus 1.
A hero of [C#m]war!
Yeah, that's what I'll [A]be.
And when I come [E]home,
They'll be damn proud of [B]me.
I'll carry this [C#m]flag;
To the grave, if I [A]must.
'Cause it's a flag that I [E]love
And I flag that I [B]trust.
Fill (Intro).
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B|-----0---0---0---4----------4|
G|-----------------4-----------|
D|-----------------4-----------|
A|-0---------------------------|
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She...
Verse 5.
...[E]walked through bullets and [Abm]haze.
I asked her to [A]stop;
I begged her to [E]stay.
But she pressed [A]on,
So I lifted my [E]gun
And I fired [B]away...
Verse 6.
And the [E]shells
Jumped through the [Abm]smoke.
And into the [A]sand,
That the blood had now [E]soaked,
She coll[A]apsed,
With a flag in her [E]hand.
A flag white as [B]snow.
Chorus 2.
A hero of [C#m]war!
Is that what they [A]see?
All medals and [E]scars?
So damn proud of [B]me.
And I brought that flag [C#m]home.
Now it gathers [A]dust.
But it's a flag that I [E]love.
It's the only flag I [B]trust.
Outro.
He said "[E]Son, have you seen the [Abm]world?
Well, what would you [A]say
If I said that you [E]could?