Song name:	Hero Of War
Artist:		Rise Against
Album:		Appeal to Reason (2008)

Tabbed by:	redvision

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[Intro]

Em (022000@1)B (x2444x@1)e|---------------2------3/4------------|
B|---------------3----------7-5-4------|
G|---------------3---------------------|
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EmHe (022000@1)said, "Son,
		 BHave (x2444x@1)you see the world?
		     AWell, (x02220@1)what would you say
	    	    EmIf (022000@1)I said that you could?
		AJust (x02220@1)carry this gun 
		     Emand (022000@1)you'll even get paid."
			    BI (x2444x@1)said, "That sounds pretty good."

EmBlack (022000@1)leather boots
	       BSpit-shined (x2444x@1)so bright
		AThey (x02220@1)cut off my hair 
	      Embut (022000@1)it looked alright
		  AWe (x02220@1)marched and we sang
	      EmWe (022000@1)all became friends
		     BAs (x2444x@1)we learned how to fight



[chorus]
	  F#mA (244222@1)hero of war
		     AYeah (x02220@1)that's what I'll be
		EmAnd (022000@1)when I come home
		         BThey'll (x2444x@1)be damn proud of me
		F#mI'll (244222@1)carry this flag
		  ATo (x02220@1)the grave if I must
			EmBecause (022000@1)it's flag that I love
		  BAnd (x2444x@1)a flag that I trust



EmI (022000@1)kicked in the door
	     BI (x2444x@1)yelled my commands
		   AThe (x02220@1)children, they cried
	      EmBut (022000@1)I got my man
	    AWe (x02220@1)took him away
	        EmA (022000@1)bag over his face
		       BFrom (x2444x@1)his family and his friends



EmThey (022000@1)took off his clothes
	         BThey (x2444x@1)pissed in his hands
		AI (x02220@1)told them to stop
	       EmBut (022000@1)then I joined in
		 AWe (x02220@1)beat him with guns
	           EmAnd (022000@1)batons not just once
	       BBut (x2444x@1)again and again



[chorus]
	  F#mA (244222@1)hero of war
		      AYeah (x02220@1)that's what I'll be
	          EmAnd (022000@1)when I come home
		        BThey'll (x2444x@1)be damn proud of me
		F#mI'll (244222@1)carry this flag
	          ATo (x02220@1)the grave if I must
		          EmBecause (022000@1)it's flag that I love
	           BAnd (x2444x@1)a flag that I trust



EmShe (022000@1)walked 
		    Bthrough (x2444x@1)bullets and haze
	 	AI (x02220@1)asked her to stop
		EmI (022000@1)begged her to stay
		ABut (x02220@1)she pressed on
		EmSo (022000@1)I lifted my gun
	     BAnd (x2444x@1)I fired away



EmThe (022000@1)shells 
		    Bjumped (x2444x@1)through the smoke
	     AAnd (x02220@1)into the sand
			EmThat (022000@1)the blood now had soaked
	AShe (x02220@1)collapsed 
		   Emwith (022000@1)a flag in her hand
		BA (x2444x@1)flag white as snow



[chorus]
	  F#mA (244222@1)hero of war
		 AIs (x02220@1)that what the see
		EJust (022100@1)medals and scars
		BSo (x2444x@1)damn proud of me
		  	F#mAnd (244222@1)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



EmHe (022000@1)said, "Son, 
		   Bhave (x2444x@1)you seen the world? 
		    AWell (x02220@1)what would you say, 
		   Emif (022000@1)I said that you could?"