• Song:

    Hero Of War

  • Artist:

    Rise Against

  • Album:

    Appeal To Reason (Inter...

Artist: Rise Against
Song: Hero Of War
Album: Appeal To Reason

Tabbed by: Sy89

[10-09-2008: Added the correct Outro]

Tuning: Standard

Intro:

*=let ring            B (x2444x@1)                     
e|--------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------7---/9-7------|
G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--|
D|-------9---9---9----9-------------|
A|--0*----------------9-------------|
E|--------------------7-------------|


         EHe (022100@1)said, "Son,
                 G#mHave (133111@4)you see the world?
                    AWell, (x02220@1)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."
                            B(Fill1) (x2444x@1)I said, "That sounds pretty good."


Fill1 (Second Guitar):

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-8-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-9-|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

              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
                     B (x2444x@1)   Fill2
As we learned how to fight


Fill2 (Second Guitar):

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-/4/6-6-6-8-8-9-9-8-9-|
D|----------------------|
A|-/2/4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-|
E|----------------------|


          C#m (x13321@4)A 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#m (x13321@4)I'll carry this flag
                  ATo (x02220@1)the grave if I must
                             EBecause (022100@1)it's the flag that I love
                  BAnd (x2444x@1)a flag that I trust


During the chorus the second guitar picks the chords like this:

*=Let ring

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------5---------------2-1-4-4*--|
G|-----6---6-------------6---6-----------1-2-2-2-2*--| It's played 2 times
D|---6-------6---------7-------7-------2-------------|
A|-4-----------4-----7-----------7---2---------------|
E|---------------4 5---------------0-----------------|

                EI (022100@1)kicked in the door
            G#m (133111@4)I 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
                        B (x2444x@1)     Fill3
From his family and his friends


Fill3 (Second Guitar):

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-11-9-9-8-8-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

                  EThey (022100@1)took off his clothes
                   G#m (133111@4)They pissed in his hands
               AI (x02220@1)told them to stop
                  EBut (022100@1)then I joined in
                 A (x02220@1)We beat him with guns
                    EAnd (022100@1)batons not just once
              B (x2444x@1)   Fill2
But again and again 


Fill2 (Second Guitar):

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-/4/6-6-6-8-8-9-9-8-9-|
D|----------------------|
A|-/2/4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-|
E|----------------------|


          C#m (x13321@4)A 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#m (x13321@4)I'll carry this flag
                  ATo (x02220@1)the grave if I must
                             EBecause (022100@1)it's the flag that I love
                  B (x2444x@1)   Fill4
And a flag that I trust


Fill4 (Just play the Intro again):

*=let ring            B (x2444x@1)                     
e|--------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------7---/9-7------|
G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--|
D|-------9---9---9----9-------------|
A|--0*----------------9-------------|
E|--------------------7-------------|

    E (022100@1)                        G#m (133111@4)She 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
            B (x2444x@1)  Fill1 Fill5
And I fired away


Fill5 (Second Guitar):

e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---|
B|---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---|
B|---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|  
G|-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-11-9-9-8-8-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

    E (022100@1)                       G#m (133111@4)The 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
                BFill1 (x2444x@1)A flag white as snow

          C#m (x13321@4) 
A hero of war
                 AIs (x02220@1)that what the see
                EJust (022100@1)medals and scars
                 BSo (x2444x@1)damn proud of me
                        C#mAnd (x13321@4)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


The Outro is picked like this (The E-chord on the end is strummed):

e|--------------------------------------------------0-|
B|--------------------------------------------------0-|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----1-|
D|---6---6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7-------7--2-|
A|-7-------7---------6-----6---------7-------7------2-|
E|-----------------4---------------5-------5--------0-|

         E (022100@1)                     G#mHe (133111@4)said, "Son, have you seen the world? 
                    A (x02220@1)                     E(Strum (022100@1)and let ring)
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?" 


If you have any corrections, please email me: Sy[at]Ja-Mann.de

Enjoy ;-)

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