Hero of War - Rise Against
1.
EG#m
He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
AE
Well, what would you say if I said that you could
AE
just carry this gun? AYou'll even get paid."
H
I said "That sounds pretty good."
2.
Black leather boots, spit-shined, so bright.
They cut off my hair, but it looks alright.
We marched and we sang. We all became friends,
as we learned how to fight.
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C#mA
A hero of war! Yeah, that's what I'll be.
EH
And when I come home, they'll be damn proud of me.
C#mA
I'll carry this flag to the grave, if I must.
EH
'Cause it's a flag that I love and a flag that I trust.
3.
I kicked in the door, I yelled my commands.
The children, they cried, but I got my man.
We took him away, a bag over his face,
from his family and friends.
4.
They took off his clothes, they pissed in his hands.
I told them to stop, but then, I joined in.
We beat him with guns and batons, not just once,
But again and again.
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5.
She walked through bullets and haze.
I asked her to stop, I begged her to stay.
But she pressed on, so I lifted my gun
and I fired away.
6.
And the shells jumped through the smoke.
And into the sand, that the blood now had soaked.
She collapsed, with a flag in her hand.
A flag white as snow.
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C#mA
A hero of war! Is that what they see?
EH
Just medals and scars? So damn proud of me.
C#mA
And I brought home that flag. Now it gathers dust.
EH
But it's a flag that I love. It's the only flag I trust.
Out.
EG#m
He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
AE
Well, what would you say Aif I said that you could?“
