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Heros Song

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Verse 1
GHere I am
FIn the desert again
CA compass and a weapon
GA lost American
GI started out with a simple plan
FAnd a locket in my hand
CBut the sun's so unforgiving
GAnd the wind so hard to stand
GFall out, fall out
FWith the rest of your brothers
CWith the rest of your sisters
GHeroes on the line
GCarry out what your leader says
FFor what his leader says
CIs that his leader says
Gthis is right for the people
Bridge
FNo one will ever Dmunderstand why thousands of 
Fbeautiful healthy young Gstatues must fall
Chorus
CSmoke and explosions Gsurround me
GA flood of hate, it Dmdrowns me
DmI cannot live Fthis way
           F   G- (optional)    
No I cannot live with
CDoubt and confusion they Gfind me
GThey run up right Dmbehind me
DmI cannot die this Fway
FNo, I cannot die this Cway
C G Dm F
Verse 2
GIn the water, in the sand
FIs the blood of a culture
CIs the blood of an ancient people
GIn whose holy war I stand
GI hear the world like a cannon roar
FSay I can win this war
CI promise them this
Is not Gwhat I signed up for
Bridge
FNo one will ever Dmunderstand why thousands of 
Fbeautiful healthy young Gstatues must fall
Chorus
CSmoke and explosions Gsurround me
GA flood of hate, it Dmdrowns me
DmI cannot live Fthis way
           F   G- (optional)    
No I cannot live with
CDoubt and confusion they Gfind me
GThey run up right Dmbehind me
DmI cannot die this Fway
FNo, I cannot die this Cway
Bridge 
FNo one will ever Dmunderstand why thousands of 
FBeautiful healthy young Gsoldiers must fall
Chorus
CSmoke and explosions Gsurround me
GA flood of hate, it Dmdrowns me
DmI cannot live this Fway
        F   G- (optional)
I cannot live with your 
CDoubt and confusion
They Gfind me
GThey run up right Dmbehind me
DmI cannot die this Fway
FNo, I will not die this Cway

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Heros Song

by Brendan James

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Chords in this song · guitar

Verse 1

Here I am

In the desert again

A compass and a weapon

A lost American

I started out with a simple plan

And a locket in my hand

But the sun's so unforgiving

And the wind so hard to stand

Fall out, fall out

With the rest of your brothers

With the rest of your sisters

Heroes on the line

Carry out what your leader says

For what his leader says

Is that his leader says

this is right for the people

Bridge

F Dm

No one will ever understand why thousands of

F G

beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Chorus

C G

Smoke and explosions surround me

G Dm

A flood of hate, it drowns me

Dm F

I cannot live this way

F G

- (optional)

No I cannot live with

C G

Doubt and confusion they find me

G Dm

They run up right behind me

Dm F

I cannot die this way

F C

No, I cannot die this way

C G Dm F

Verse 2

In the water, in the sand

Is the blood of a culture

Is the blood of an ancient people

In whose holy war I stand

I hear the world like a cannon roar

Say I can win this war

I promise them this

Is not what I signed up for

Bridge

F Dm

No one will ever understand why thousands of

F G

beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Chorus

C G

Smoke and explosions surround me

G Dm

A flood of hate, it drowns me

Dm F

I cannot live this way

F G

- (optional)

No I cannot live with

C G

Doubt and confusion they find me

G Dm

They run up right behind me

Dm F

I cannot die this way

F C

No, I cannot die this way

Bridge

F Dm

No one will ever understand why thousands of

F G

Beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall

Chorus

C G

Smoke and explosions surround me

G Dm

A flood of hate, it drowns me

Dm F

I cannot live this way

F G

- (optional)

I cannot live with your

Doubt and confusion

They find me

G Dm

They run up right behind me

Dm F

I cannot die this way

F C

No, I will not die this way

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