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Hero Of War

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1/68

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|---0---0---0---0-|-------2/4-2-0---|
B|-----0---0---0---|-4-------------4-|
G|-----------------|-4---------------|
D|-----------------|-4---------------|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
                                   He said...
[Verse 1]
..."ESon, have you seen the G#mworld?
Well, what would you Asay
If I said that you Ecould?
Just carry this Agun,
You'll even get Epaid.".
I said "That sounds pretty Bgood."
[Verse 2]
Black leather Eboots,
Spit-shined, so G#mbright.
They cut off my Ahair,
But it looks alEright.
We marched and we Asang.
We all became Efriends,
As we learned how to Bfight.
[Chorus 1]
A hero of C#mwar!
Yeah, that's what I'll Abe.
And when I come Ehome,
They'll be damn proud of Bme.
I'll carry this C#mflag;
To the  grave, if I Amust.
'Cause it's a flag that I Elove
And it's flag that  BI trust.
[Verse 3]
I kicked in the Edoor,
I yelled my G#mcommands.
The children, they Acried,
But I got my Eman.
We took him Aaway,
A bag over his Eface,
From his family and his Bfriends.
[Verse 4]
They took off his Eclothes,
They pissed in his G#mhands.
I told them to Astop,
But then, I joined Ein.
We beat him with Aguns
And batons, not just Eonce,
But again and aBgain.
[Chorus 1]
A hero of C#mwar!
Yeah, that's what I'll Abe.
And when I come Ehome,
They'll be damn proud of Bme.
I'll carry this C#mflag;
To the  grave, if I Amust.
'Cause it's a flag that I Elove
And I flag that  I Btrust.
[Fill] 
e|---0---0---0---0-|-------2/4-2-0---|
B|-----0---0---0---|-4-------------4-|
G|-----------------|-4---------------|
D|-----------------|-4---------------|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
                                   She...
[Verse 5]
...Ewalked through bullets and G#mhaze.
I asked her to Astop;
I begged her to Estay.
But she pressed Aon,
So I lifted my Egun
And I fired Baway...
[Verse 6]
And the Eshells
Jumped through the G#msmoke.
And into the Asand,
That the blood now had Esoaked,
She collAapsed,
With a flag in her Ehand.
A flag white as Bsnow.
[Chorus 2]
A hero of C#mwar!
Is that what they Asee?
Just medals and Escars?
So damn proud of Bme.
And I brought home that C#mflag.
Now it gathers Adust.
But it's a flag that I Elove.
It's the only flag I Btrust.
[Outro]
He said "ESon, have you seen the G#mworld?
Well, what would you Asay
If I said that you Ecould?"
[2nd Guitar Part for Chorus]
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------4---------|-----2-4-5---4---|
G|-----6---6-------|---2-------------|
D|---6-------6-----|-----------------|
A|-4---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0---------|-----------------|
G|-----1---2---1---|-----------------|
D|---2-------------|-4-------2---1---|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------4---------|-----2-4-5---4---|
G|-----6---6-------|---2-------------|
D|---6-------6-----|-----------------|
A|-4---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0---------|-----------------|
G|-----1---2---1---|-----------------|
D|---2-------------|-4---------------|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
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All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

This song tells the story of a war veteran, beginning with an army recruiter's promises of adventure and money that lead the protagonist to enlist. It explores the journey from recruitment to the veteran's ultimate experience. The lead vocalist wrote the music and lyrics from this perspective, and though it's an acoustic song on an album of hardcore music, it resonated with the producer who had been thinking about an anti-war song. It plays like a narrative reflecting on the realities of war.

AI-written from these sources:Hero of War — Wikipedia ↗Rise Against — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Hero Of War

by Rise Against

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

[Intro]

e|---0---0---0---0-|-------2/4-2-0---|

B|-----0---0---0---|-4-------------4-|

G|-----------------|-4---------------|

D|-----------------|-4---------------|

A|-0---------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

He said...

[Verse 1]

E G#m

..."Son, have you seen the world?

Well, what would you say

If I said that you could?

Just carry this gun,

You'll even get paid.".

I said "That sounds pretty good."

[Verse 2]

Black leather boots,

G#m

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.

[Chorus 1]

C#m

A hero of war!

Yeah, that's what I'll be.

And when I come home,

They'll be damn proud of me.

C#m

I'll carry this flag;

To the grave, if I must.

'Cause it's a flag that I love

And it's flag that I trust.

[Verse 3]

I kicked in the door,

G#m

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.

[Verse 4]

They took off his clothes,

G#m

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.

[Chorus 1]

C#m

A hero of war!

Yeah, that's what I'll be.

And when I come home,

They'll be damn proud of me.

C#m

I'll carry this flag;

To the grave, if I must.

'Cause it's a flag that I love

And I flag that I trust.

[Fill]

e|---0---0---0---0-|-------2/4-2-0---|

B|-----0---0---0---|-4-------------4-|

G|-----------------|-4---------------|

D|-----------------|-4---------------|

A|-0---------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

She...

[Verse 5]

E G#m

...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...

[Verse 6]

And the shells

G#m

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.

[Chorus 2]

C#m

A hero of war!

Is that what they see?

Just medals and scars?

So damn proud of me.

C#m

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.

[Outro]

E G#m

He said "Son, have you seen the world?

Well, what would you say

If I said that you could?"

[2nd Guitar Part for Chorus]

e|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-------4---------|-----2-4-5---4---|

G|-----6---6-------|---2-------------|

D|---6-------6-----|-----------------|

A|-4---------------|-0---------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-------0---------|-----------------|

G|-----1---2---1---|-----------------|

D|---2-------------|-4-------2---1---|

A|-2---------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-------4---------|-----2-4-5---4---|

G|-----6---6-------|---2-------------|

D|---6-------6-----|-----------------|

A|-4---------------|-0---------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-------0---------|-----------------|

G|-----1---2---1---|-----------------|

D|---2-------------|-4---------------|

A|-2---------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|

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About Hero Of War Chords by Rise Against

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