[INTRO:] e|---0---0---0---0-----2/4-2-0-| B|-----0---0---0---4----------4| G|-----------------4-----------| D|-----------------4-----------| A|-0---------------------------| E|-----------------------------| [TEXT:] (1) He said... [E] [G#mi] "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.". [H] I said "That sounds pretty good." [E] [G#mi] (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, [H] They'll be damn proud of me. [C#mi] I'll carry this flag; [A] To the grave, if I must. [E] 'Cause it's a flag that I love [H] And it's 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 [E] [G#mi] (4) They took off his clothes. They pissed in his hands [A] I told them to stop [E] But then I joined in [A] We beat him with guns [E] And batons not just once [H] But again and again [C#mi] (R1)A hero of war! (I) INTRO: (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) And 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. [C#mi] (R2)A hero of war! [A] Is that what they see [E] just medals and scars, [H] So damn proud of me [C#mi] And I brought home that flag [A] Now it gathers dust [E] But it’s a flag that I love [H] It’s the only flag I trust [E] [G#mi] (7) "Son, have you seen the world? [A] Well, what would you say [E] If I said that you could?

Hero of War

Rise Against

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30. 05. 2022