'Hero of War' by Rise Against - Guitar Tutorial

            Tuning: Standard                                       Capo 4


Intro
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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G|------0---0----0------------------|
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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
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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
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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?"