Hero Of War

E|----------------------------------- B|-----------------7/9--7------------ G|----9-9-9-9--4----------9-8-------- D|-----9-9-9---4--------------------- A|--0----------2--------------------- E|----------------------------------- He said "Son, have you seen the world? Well, what would you say if I said that you could? Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid." I said "That sounds pretty good." Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair but it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must 'Cause it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust 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 his friends 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 A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must 'Cause it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust E|----------------------------------- B|-----------------7/9--7------------ G|----9-9-9-9--4----------9-8-------- D|-----9-9-9---4--------------------- A|--0----------2--------------------- E|----------------------------------- 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 RIFF 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 A hero of war Is that what they see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?" RIFF E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------- B|----5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------