Rise Against - Hero Of War
Album: Appeal To Reason

tabbed by Anton
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tuning: Standard (EADGBE)


Intro 

EB

Verse 1
           EHe (022100@1)said, "Son,
                 G#mHave (133111@4)you see the world?
                    A (x02220@1)Well, what would you say
                    EIf (022100@1)I said that you could?
                 A (x02220@1)                     EJust (022100@1)carry this gun and you'll even get paid."
                            BI (x2444x@1)said, "That sounds pretty good."

              EBlack (022100@1)leather boots
               G#mSpit-shined (133111@4)so bright 
                  A (x02220@1)                EThey (022100@1)cut off my hair but it looked alright
                  AWe (x02220@1)marched and we sang
               EWe (022100@1)all became friends
              BAs (x2444x@1)we learned how to fight

Chorus
          C#mA (x13321@4)hero of war
                      AYeah (x02220@1)that's what I'll be
                  EAnd (022100@1)when I come home
                        BThey'll (x2444x@1)be damn proud of me
                 C#mI'll (x13321@4)carry this flag
                  ATo (x02220@1)the grave if I must
                          E (022100@1)Because it's flag that I love
                    BAnd (x2444x@1)a flag that I trust

Verse 2
                 EI (022100@1)kicked in the door
                G#mI (133111@4)yelled my commands
                     AThe (x02220@1)children, they cried
            EBut (022100@1)I got my man
              AWe (x02220@1)took him away
              EA (022100@1)bag over his face
                        BFrom (x2444x@1)his family and his friends
                    EThey (022100@1)took off his clothes
                   G#mThey (133111@4)pissed in his hands
                AI (x02220@1)told them to stop
              EBut (022100@1)then I joined in
                 AWe (x02220@1)beat him with guns
                     EAnd (022100@1)batons not just once
               BBut (x2444x@1)again and again


CHORUS
          C#mA (x13321@4)hero of war
                      AYeah (x02220@1)that's what I'll be
                  EAnd (022100@1)when I come home
                        BThey'll (x2444x@1)be damn proud of me
                 C#mI'll (x13321@4)carry this flag
                  ATo (x02220@1)the grave if I must
                          E (022100@1)Because it's flag that I love
                    BAnd (x2444x@1)a flag that I trust

Verse 3
      E (022100@1)                      G#mShe (133111@4)walked through bullets and haze
                AI (x02220@1)asked her to stop
                EI (022100@1)begged her to stay
               ABut (x02220@1)she pressed on
               ESo (022100@1)I lifted my gun
             BAnd (x2444x@1)I fired away
     E (022100@1)                       G#mThe (133111@4)shells jumped through the smoke
             AAnd (x02220@1)into the sand
                       EThat (022100@1)the blood now had soaked
     A (x02220@1)                        EShe (022100@1)collapsed with a flag in her hand
               BA (x2444x@1)flag white as snow

Chorus
          C#mA (x13321@4)hero of war 
                  AIs (x02220@1)that what they see
                  EJust (022100@1)medals and scars
                BSo (x2444x@1)damn proud of me
                       
And I brought home that flag
                ANow (x02220@1)it gathers dust
                       EBut (022100@1)it's a flag that I love
                     BIt's (x2444x@1)the only flag I trust
E (022100@1)                                G#mHe (133111@4)said, "Son, have you seen the world?
                      A (x02220@1)                      EWell (022100@1)what would you say, if I said that you could?"