Rise Against - Hero of War Chords                       Pete Bloxham 17/6/10


A lot of the chord tabs on here don't sound quite right when played with the song, 
and they're difficult to sing with. This sounds right when played with the song.


Tune down half a step (D#)

Verse

F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Chorus

Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C


      F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1)  F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)  Dme|----0----0----1-----1------0---- (xx0231@1)1----|
B|----0----1----3-----1------1-----3----|
G|----3----2----3-----2------0-----2----|
D|----3----2----3-----3------2-----0----|
A|----2----0----1-----3------3----------|
E|----1---------------1-----------------|


Intro / Interlude

e|----------------5----3/5-3-1-0-|
B|---6--6--6--6---6--------------|
G|----5--5--5--5--0--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
                              He said...

Verse 1.

    F (133211@1)                     Am..."Son, (x02210@1)have you seen the world?
                     BbWell, (x1333x@1)what would you say
                   FIf (133211@1)I said that you could?
                BbJust (x1333x@1)carry this gun,
                FYou'll (133211@1)even get paid.".
                           CI (x32010@1)said "That sounds pretty good."


Verse 2.

              FBlack (133211@1)leather boots,
                 AmSpit-shined, (x02210@1)so bright.
                BbThey (x1333x@1)cut off my hair,
               FBut (133211@1)it looks alright.
                  BbWe (x1333x@1)marched and we sang.
              FWe (133211@1)all became friends,
                     CAs (x32010@1)we learned how to fight.


Chorus 1.

          DmA (xx0231@1)hero of war!
                       BbYeah, (x1333x@1)that's what I'll be.
                FAnd (133211@1)when I come home,
                         CThey'll (x32010@1)be damn proud of me.
                DmI'll (xx0231@1)carry this flag;
                    BbTo (x1333x@1)the  grave, if I must.
                          F'Cause (133211@1)it's a flag that I love
                   CAnd (x32010@1)I flag that  I trust.


Verse 3.
                FI (133211@1)kicked in the door,
             AmI (x02210@1)yelled my commands.
                   BbThe (x1333x@1)children, they cried,
             FBut (133211@1)I got my man.
            BbWe (x1333x@1)took him away,
               FA (133211@1)bag over his face,
                        CFrom (x32010@1)his family and his friends.


Verse 4.

                  FThey (133211@1)took off his clothes,
                   AmThey (x02210@1)pissed in his hands.
               BbI (x1333x@1)told them to stop,
                   FBut (133211@1)then, I joined in.
                 BbWe (x1333x@1)beat him with guns
                     FAnd (133211@1)batons, not just once,
               CBut (x32010@1)again and again.


Chorus 1.

           DmA (xx0231@1)hero of war!
                       BbYeah, (x1333x@1)that's what I'll be.
                FAnd (133211@1)when I come home,
                         CThey'll (x32010@1)be damn proud of me.
                 DmI'll (xx0231@1)carry this flag;
                    BbTo (x1333x@1)the  grave, if I must.
                          F'Cause (133211@1)it's a flag that I love
                   CAnd (x32010@1)I flag that  I trust.


Interlude

e|----------------5----3/5-3-1-0-|
B|---6--6--6--6---6--------------|
G|----5--5--5--5--0--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
                              She...


Verse 5.

   F (133211@1)                        Am...walked (x02210@1)through bullets and haze.
               BbI (x1333x@1)asked her to stop;
                FI (133211@1)begged her to stay.
                BbBut (x1333x@1)she pressed on,
               FSo (133211@1)I lifted my gun
            CAnd (x32010@1)I fired away...


Verse 6.

        FAnd (133211@1)the shells
                   AmJumped (x02210@1)through the smoke.
             BbAnd (x1333x@1)into the sand,
                       FThat (133211@1)the blood had now soaked,
        BbShe (x1333x@1)collapsed,
                   FWith (133211@1)a flag in her hand.
                CA (x32010@1)flag white as snow.


Chorus 2.

          DmA (xx0231@1)hero of war!
                  BbIs (x1333x@1)that what they see?
               FAll (133211@1)medals and scars?
                 CSo (x32010@1)damn proud of me.
                         DmAnd (xx0231@1)I brought that flag home.
               BbNow (x1333x@1)it gathers dust.
                       FBut (133211@1)it's a flag that I love.
                     CIt's (x32010@1)the only flag I trust.


Outro.

         F (133211@1)                     AmHe (x02210@1)said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     BbWell, (x1333x@1)what would you say
                   FIf (133211@1)I said that you could?