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Hero Of War

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It's a more easy way to play that great song from Rise Against.
I recommed it for those who haven't mastered their barre chords :D
                                 Hero of War
                                 Rise Against
                              Appeal to Reason
Tuning: Standard                                       Capo 4
[Intro]
E|------------------(3)-----------------|
B|----1---1---1---1--3----/5--3--1--0---|
G|------0---0---0----0------------------|
D|-------------------0------------------|
A|-------------------2------------------|
E|--1----------------3------------------|
[Verse 1]
          C
He said, "Son,
                 Em
Have you see the world?
                         F
Well, what would you say
                   C
If I said that you could?
                    F
Just carry this gun. 
                          C
and you’ll even get paid."
                            G      Gadd11  G  Gadd11
I said, "That sounds pretty good."                       
[Verse 2]
              C
Black leather boots
             Em
Spit-shined so bright
                     F
They cut off my hair 
              C
but it looked alright
                       F
We marched and we sang
                     C
We all became friends
                     G     Gadd11  G  Gadd11
As we learned how to fight
[Chorus]
          Am
A hero of war
                      F
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
                C
And when I come home
                         G
They’ll be damn proud of me
                     Am
I’ll carry this flag
                  F
To the grave if I must
                             C
Because it’s the flag that I love
                G
And a flag that I trust
[Verse 3]
                     C
I kicked in the door
                    Em
I yelled my commands
                   F
The children, they cried
           C
But I got my man
                 F
We took him away
                   C
A bag over his face
                        G        Gadd11  G   Gadd11
From his family and his friends
[Verse 4]
                          C
They took off his clothes
                   Em
They pissed in his hands
               F
I told them to stop
              C
But then I joined in
                      F
We beat him with guns
                    C
And batons not just once
              G
But again and again 
[Chorus]
          Am
A hero of war
                      F
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
                C
And when I come home
                         G
They’ll be damn proud of me
                     Am
I’ll carry this flag
                  F
To the grave if I must
                             C
Because it’s the flag that I love
                G
And a flag that I trust
[Fill]
E|------------------(3)-----------------|
B|----1---1---1---1--3----/5--3--1--0---|
G|------0---0---0----0------------------|
D|-------------------0------------------|
A|-------------------2------------------|
E|--1----------------3------------------|
[Verse 5]
    C
She walked 
                    Em
through bullets and haze
               F
I asked her to stop
                C
I begged her to stay
                  F
But she pressed on
               C
So I lifted my gun
             G    Gadd11  G  Gadd11
And I fired away
[Verse 6]
     C
The shells 
                    Em
jumped through the smoke
                  F
And into the sand
                       C
That the blood now had soaked
          F
She collapsed 
                   C
with a flag in her hand
                 G     Gadd11  G  Gadd11
A flag white as snow
[Chorus]
          Am
A hero of war
                  F
Is that what they see
                      C
Just medals and scars
                 G
So damn proud of me
                         Am
And I brought home that flag
               F
Now it gathers dust
                       C
But it’s a flag that I love
                   G
It’s the only flag I trust
[Outro]
          C                           Em
He said, "Son, have you seen the world? 
                    F                       C
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?" 

Hero Of War chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hero Of War by Rise Against. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

It's a more easy way to play that great song from Rise Against.
I recommed it for those who haven't mastered their barre chords :D
                                 Hero of War
                                 Rise Against
                              Appeal to Reason
Tuning: Standard                                       Capo 4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Fill]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Hero Of War Chords by Rise Against

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