6 Chords used in the song: C, Em, F, G, Csus2, Am
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Intro
A|----3---3---3--2-----7--5--3--2---|
E|--------------(3)-----------------|
C|--5------------2------------------|
G|------0---0----0------------------|
Verse 1
C
He said, "Son,
Em
Have you see the world?
F
Well, what would you say
C
If I said that you could?
F
Just carry this gun.
C
and you’ll even get paid."
G Csus2
I said, "That sounds pretty good."
Verse 2
C
Black leather boots
Em
Spit-shined so bright
F
They cut off my hair
C
but it looked alright
F
We marched and we sang
C
We all became friends
G Csus2
As we learned how to fight
Chorus
Am
A hero of war
F
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
C
And when I come home
G
They’ll be damn proud of me
Am
I’ll carry this flag
F
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
F
The children, they cried
C
But I got my man
F
We took him away
C
A bag over his face
G Csus2
From his family and his friends
Verse 4
C
They took off his clothes
Em
They pissed in his hands
F
I told them to stop
C
But then I joined in
F
We beat him with guns
C
And batons not just once
G Csus2
But again and again
Chorus
Am
A hero of war
F
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
C
And when I come home
G
They’ll be damn proud of me
Am
I’ll carry this flag
F
To the grave if I must
C
Because it’s the flag that I love
G Csus2
And a flag that I trust
Fill
Intro
A|----3---3---3--2-----7--5--3--2---|
E|--------------(3)-----------------|
C|--5------------2------------------|
G|------0---0----0------------------|
Verse 5
C
She walked
Em
through bullets and haze
F
I asked her to stop
C
I begged her to stay
F
But she pressed on
C
So I lifted my gun
G Csus2
And I fired away
Verse 6
C
The shells
Em
jumped through the smoke
F
And into the sand
C
That the blood now had soaked
F
She collapsed
C
with a flag in her hand
G Csus2
A flag white as snow
Chorus
Am
A hero of war
F
Is that what they see
C
Just medals and scars
G
So damn proud of me
Am
And I brought home that flag
F
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?
F C
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"
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About this song: Hero Of War
The song, "Hero of War", from the fifth studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against "Appeal to Reason(released in North America on October 7, 2008) is about an Iraq War Veteran looking back on his war experiences. It is described by Rolling Stone as an "ambivalent aggro-folk track". McIlrath said of the song, "I wanted to take the perspective of 'What is the war going to be looked back on as?'" He went on to say, "There are not many songs...