Rise Against – Hero Of War chords

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                                 Hero of War
                                 Rise Against
                              Appeal to Reason

Tuning: Standard                                       Capo 4


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Verse 1
CHe said, "Son,
EmHave you see the world?
FWell, what would you say
CIf I said that you could?
F Just carry this gun.
Cand you’ll even get paid."
G Gadd11 G Gadd11 I said, "That sounds pretty good."
Verse 2
CBlack leather boots
EmSpit-shined so bright
F They cut off my hair
Cbut it looked alright
FWe marched and we sang
CWe all became friends
G Gadd11 G Gadd11As we learned how to fight
Chorus
AmA hero of war
FYeah that’s what I’ll be
CAnd when I come home
GThey’ll be damn proud of me
Am I’ll carry this flag
FTo the grave if I must
CBecause it’s the flag that I love
GAnd a flag that I trust
Verse 3
CI kicked in the door
Em I yelled my commands
FThe children, they cried
CBut I got my man
FWe took him away
CA bag over his face
G Gadd11 G Gadd11From his family and his friends
Verse 4
CThey took off his clothes
Em They pissed in his hands
FI told them to stop
CBut then I joined in
F We beat him with guns
CAnd batons not just once
G But again and again
Chorus
Am A hero of war
FYeah that’s what I’ll be
CAnd when I come home
GThey’ll be damn proud of me
AmI’ll carry this flag
FTo the grave if I must
CBecause it’s the flag that I love
G And a flag that I trust
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Verse 5
C She walked
Emthrough bullets and haze
FI asked her to stop
CI begged her to stay
FBut she pressed on
CSo I lifted my gun
G Gadd11 G Gadd11And I fired away
Verse 6
C The shells
Emjumped through the smoke
FAnd into the sand
CThat the blood now had soaked
F She collapsed
Cwith a flag in her hand
G Gadd11 G Gadd11A flag white as snow
Chorus
Am A hero of war
FIs that what they see
CJust medals and scars
GSo damn proud of me
AmAnd I brought home that flag
FNow it gathers dust
CBut it’s a flag that I love
GIt’s the only flag I trust
Outro
C EmHe said, "Son, have you seen the world?
F CWell what would you say, if I said that you could?"
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