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F Am
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
Bb F
Well, what would you say if I said that you could?
Bb F
Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid."
C
I said "That sounds pretty good."
F
Black leather boots
Am
Spit-shined so bright
Bb F
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
Bb
We marched and we sang
F
We all became friends
C
As we learned how to fight
Dm
A hero of war
Bb
Yeah that's what I'll be
F
And when I come home
C
They'll be damn proud of me
Dm
I'll carry this flag
Bb
To the grave if I must
F
'Cause it's a flag that I love
C
And a flag that I trust
F
I kicked in the door
Am
I yelled my commands
Bb
The children, they cried
F
But I got my man
Bb
We took him away
F
A bag over his face
C
From his family and his friends
F
They took off his clothes
Am
They pissed in his hands
Bb
I told them to stop
F
But then I joined in
Bb
We beat him with guns
F
And batons not just once
C
But again and again
Dm
A hero of war
Bb
Yeah that's what I'll be
F
And when I come home
C
They'll be damn proud of me
Dm
I'll carry this flag
Bb
To the grave if I must
F
'Cause it's a flag that I love
C
And a flag that I trust
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F Am
She walked through bullets and haze
Bb
I asked her to stop
F
I begged her to stay
Bb
But she pressed on
F
So I lifted my gun
C
And I fired away
F Am
And the shells jumped through the smoke
Bb
And into the sand
F
That the blood now had soaked
Bb F
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
C
A flag white as snow
Dm
A hero of war
Bb
Is that what they see
F
Just medals and scars
C
So damn proud of me
Dm
And I brought home that flag
Bb
Now it gathers dust
F
But it's a flag that I love
C
It's the only flag I trust
F Am
He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
Bb F
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"
