Hero Of War chords by
Rise Against

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Key: E major

Intro 1

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B

Verse 1
E E 
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G#m G#m 4
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He said son, have you seen the world?
A A 
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Well, what would you say
E E 
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if I said that you could
A A 
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Just carry this gun,
E E 
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you'll even get paid
B B 2
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I said that sounds pretty good

Verse 2
E E 
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Black leather boots
G#m G#m 4
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Spit-shined so    bright
A A 
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They cut off my hair
E E 
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but it looked alright
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We marched and we sang
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We all became friends
B B 2
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As we learned how to fight

Chorus 1
C#m C#m 4
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A hero of war
A A 
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Yeah that's what I'll be
E E 
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And when I come home
B B 2
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They'll be damn proud of me
C#m C#m 4
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I'll carry this flag
A A 
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To the grave if I must
E E 
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Cause it's a flag that I love
B B 2
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And a flag that I  trust

Verse 3
E E 
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I kicked in the door
G#m G#m 4
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I yelled my commands
A A 
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The children, they cried
E E 
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But I got my man
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We took him away
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A bag over his face
B B 2
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From his family and his friends

Verse 4
E E 
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They took off his clothes
G#m G#m 4
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They pissed in his hands
A A 
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I told them to stop
E E 
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But then I joined in
A A 
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We beat him with guns
E E 
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And batons not just once
B B 2
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But again and again

Chorus 2
C#m C#m 4
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A hero of war
A A 
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Yeah that's what I'll be
E E 
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And when I come home
B B 2
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They'll be damn proud of me
C#m C#m 4
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I'll carry this flag
A A 
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To the grave if I must
E E 
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Cause it's a flag that I love
B B 2
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And a flag that I  trust
A A 
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B B 2
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Verse 5
E E 
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G#m G#m 4
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She walked through bullets and haze
A A 
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I asked her to stop
E E 
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I begged her to stay
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But she pressed on
E E 
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So I lifted my gun
B B 2
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And I fired away

Verse 6
E E 
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G#m G#m 4
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And the shells jumped through the smoke
A A 
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And into the sand
E E 
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That the blood now had soaked
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E E 
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She collapsed with a flag in her hand
B B 2
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A flag white as snow

Chorus 3
C#m C#m 4
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A hero of war
A A 
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Is that what they see?
E E 
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Just medals and scars
B B 2
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So damn proud of me
C#m C#m 4
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And I brought home that flag
A A 
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Now it gathers dust
E E 
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But it's a flag that I love
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The only flag I  trust

Outro 1

E

G#m

He said, son, have you seen the world?

A

Well what would you say,

E

if I said that you could

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