[TEXT:] [E] (1)He said, ``Son [G#mi] Have you see the world? [A] Well, what would you say [E] If I said that you could? [A] Just carry this gun [E] And you'll even get paid'' [B] I said, ``That sounds pretty good'' (2)Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair But it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight [C#mi] (R1)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#mi] I'll carry this flag [A] To the grave if I must [E] Because it's flag that I love [B] And a flag that I trust (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 (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 (5)She 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 (6)The shells Jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed With a flag in her hand A flag white as snow (R2)A hero of war Is that what they see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust (7)He said, ``Son Have you seen the world? Well what would you say If I said that you could?''

Hero of war

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08. 11. 2026