Hero of War — Rise Against
Chords and lyrics for Hero of War by Rise Against (key of E).
Verse 1
Rise Against - Hero Of War
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Intro
[E] [B]
Verse 1
He said, [E]“Son,
Have you see the [G#m]world?
Well, what would you[A] say
If I said that you [E]could?
Just carry this [A]gun and you’ll even get [E]paid.”
I said, “That sounds pretty [B]good.”
Black leather [E]boots
Spit-shined so [G#m]bright
They cut off my [A]hair but it looked [E]alright
We marched and we [A]sang
We all became [E]friends
As we learned [B]how to fight
Chorus
A hero of [C#m]war
Yeah that’s what I’ll [A]be
And when I come [E]home
They’ll be damn proud of[B] me
I’ll carry this [C#m]flag
To the grave if I [A]must
Because it’s flag that I [E]love
And a flag that I [B]trust
Verse 2
I kicked in the [E]door
I yelled my [G#m]commands
The children, they [A]cried
But I got my[E] man
We took him [A]away
A bag over his[E] face
From his family and his [B]friends
They took off his [E]clothes
They pissed in his [G#m]hands
I told them to [A]stop
But then I [E]joined in
We beat him with [A]guns
And batons not just [E]once
But again and [B]again
Chorus
A hero of [C#m]war
Yeah that’s what I’ll [A]be
And when I come [E]home
They’ll be damn proud of[B] me
I’ll carry this [C#m]flag
To the grave if I [A]must
Because it’s flag that I [E]love
And a flag that I [B]trust
Verse 3
She [E]walked through bullets and [G#m]haze
I asked her to [A]stop
I begged her to [E]stay
But she pressed[A] on
So I lifted my [E]gun
And I fired [B]away
The [E]shells jumped through the [G#m]smoke
And into the [A]sand
That the blood now had [E]soaked
She [A]collapsed with a flag in her[E] hand
A flag white as[B] snow
Chorus
A hero of [C#m]war
Is that what they [A]see
Just medals and [E]scars
So damn proud of[B] me
And I brought home [C#m]that flag
Now it gathers [A]dust
But it’s a flag that I [E]love
It’s the only flag I [B]trust
[E]He said, “Son, have you seen the [G#m]world?
Well what would you [A]say, if I said that you [E]could?"
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