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Hero of War
Rise Against
Appeal to Reason
Tuning: Standard
Capo 4
Intro
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Verse 1
He said, "CSon,
Have you see the Emworld?
Well, what would you say F
If I said that you Ccould?
Just carry this gun.F
and you'll even get paid."C
I said, "That sounds pretty Ggood." Gadd11 G Gadd11
Verse 2
Black leather Cboots
Spit-shined sEmo bright
They cut off my hair F
but it looked Calright
We marched and we sang F
We all became friendsC
As we learned how to Gfight Gadd11 G Gadd11
Chorus
A hero of Amwar
Yeah that's what I'll Fbe
And when I come Chome
They'll be damn proud of Gme
I'll carry this flag Am
To the grave if I Fmust
Because it's the flag that I Clove
And a flag that GI trust
Verse 3
I kicked in the door C
I yelled my commandsEm
The children, they Fcried
But I got mCy man
We took him away F
A bag over his faceC
From his family and his Gfriends Gadd11 G Gadd11
Verse 4
They took off his clothes C
They pissed in his Emhands
I told them to Fstop
But then I joiCned in
We beat him with guns F
And batons not just Conce
But again and Gagain
Chorus
A hero of Amwar
Yeah that's what I'll Fbe
And when I come Chome
They'll be damn proud of Gme
I'll carry this flag Am
To the grave if I Fmust
Because it's the flag that I Clove
And a flag that GI trust
Fill
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Verse 5
She Cwalked
through bullets and Emhaze
I asked her to Fstop
I begged her to Cstay
But she pressed onF
So I lifted my Cgun
And I fired aGway Gadd11 G Gadd11
Verse 6
The sChells
jumped through the sEmmoke
And into the sand F
That the blood now had Csoaked
She collapFsed
with a flag in her Chand
A flag white as sGnow Gadd11 G Gadd11
Chorus
A hero of Amwar
Is that what they Fsee
Just medals and scars C
So damn proud of Gme
And I brought home that fAmlag
Now it gathers Fdust
But it's a flag that I Clove
It's the only flag GI trust
Outro
He said, "CSon, have you seen the worldEm?
Well what would you Fsay, if I said that you Ccould?"