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Rise Against - Hero Of War Album: Appeal To Reason tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Intro E B Verse 1
He said, "SEon, Have you see the G#mworld' Well, what would youA say If I said that you cEould' Just carry this gAun and you'll even get pEaid." I said, "That sounds pretty Bgood."
Black leather Eboots Spit-shined so G#mbright They cut off my haAir but it looked alEright We marched and we Asang We all became fEriends As we learned Bhow to fight
Chorus
A hero of C#mwar Yeah that's what I'll Abe And when I come hoEme They'll be damn proud ofB me I'll carry this fC#mlag To the grave if I Amust Because it's flag that I lEove And a flag that I trBust
Verse 2
I kicked in the dEoor I yelled my commG#mands The children, they crAied But I got myE man We took him awAay A bag over hisE face From his family and his Bfriends They took off his clEothes They pissed in his G#mhands I told them to sAtop But then I joiEned in We beat him with Aguns And batons not just oEnce But again and aBgain
CHORUS
A hero of C#mwar Yeah that's what I'll Abe And when I come hoEme They'll be damn proud ofB me I'll carry this fC#mlag To the grave if I Amust Because it's flag that I lEove And a flag that I trBust
Verse 3
She waElked through bullets and G#mhaze I asked her to sAtop I begged her to Estay But she pressedA on So I lifted my Egun And I fired aBway The sEhells jumped through the sG#mmoke And into the Asand That the blood now had Esoaked She cAollapsed with a flag in herE hand A flag white asB snow
Chorus
A hero of C#mwar Is that what they Asee Just medals and scEars So damn proud ofB me
And I brought home that C#mflag Now it gathers dAust But it's a flag that I Elove It's the only flag I Btrust EHe said, "Son, have you seen the woG#mrld' Well what would you saAy, if I said that you couEld'"