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 e|--------------------7-------------| B|--------------------7---/9-7------| G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--| D|-------9---9---9----9-------------| A|--0*----------------9-------------| E|--------------------7-------------|

He said, ^E"Son, Have you see the ^G#mworld' Well, what would you^A say If I said that you ^Ecould' Just carry this ^Agun and you'll even get ^Epaid." B (Fill1) 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|---------------------------------------|

Black leather ^Eboots Spit-shined so ^G#mbright They cut off my ^Ahair but it looked ^Ealright We marched and we ^Asang We all became ^Efriends B 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|----------------------|

A hero of ^C#mwar Yeah that's what I'll ^Abe And when I come ^Ehome They'll be damn proud of ^Bme I'll carry this ^C#mflag To the grave if I ^Amust Because it's the flag that I ^Elove And a flag that I ^Btrust

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-----------------|

I kicked in the ^Edoor I yelled my ^G#mcommands The children, they ^Acried But I got my ^Eman We took him ^Aaway A bag over his ^Eface B 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|--------------------------------|

They took off his ^Eclothes They pissed in his ^G#mhands I told them to ^Astop But then I joined ^Ein We beat him with ^Aguns And batons not just ^Eonce B 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|----------------------|

A hero of ^C#mwar Yeah that's what I'll ^Abe And when I come ^Ehome They'll be damn proud of ^Bme I'll carry this ^C#mflag To the grave if I ^Amust Because it's the flag that I ^Elove B Fill4 And a flag that I trust

Fill4 (Just play the Intro again): *=let ring B e|--------------------7-------------| B|--------------------7---/9-7------| G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--| D|-------9---9---9----9-------------| A|--0*----------------9-------------| E|--------------------7-------------|

She ^Ewalked through bullets and ^G#mhaze I asked her to ^Astop I begged her to ^Estay But she pressed ^Aon So I lifted my ^Egun B 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|--------------------------------|

The ^Eshells jumped through the ^G#msmoke And into the ^Asand That the blood now had ^Esoaked She ^Acollapsed with a flag in her ^Ehand B Fill1 A flag white as snow

A hero of ^C#mwar Is that what the ^Asee Just medals and ^Escars So damn proud of ^Bme And I brought home that ^C#mflag Now it gathers ^Adust But it's a flag that I ^Elove It's the only flag I ^Btrust

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-|

He said, ^E"Son, have you seen^G#m the world' A E (Strum and let ring) Well what would you say, if I said that you could'"

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Rise Against - Hero of war