Hero Of War by Rise Against

Song: Hero of War
Band: Rise Against
Album: Appeal to Reason
Half a step down (chords relative to neck, rather than tuning)

I haven't tried to work out all the little bits yet,
but I saw the two tabs up here and thought that something 
better was required

Intro

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         F
He said "Son, 

                   Am
Have you seen the world?

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Well, what you say

                    F
If I said that you could?

                BbAdd9
Just carry this gun

                     F
And you'll even get paid."

                           C
I said, "That sounds pretty good."

[Verse follows same chords]

Black leather boots
Spit-shined so bright
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
We marched and we sang
We all became friends
As we learned how to fight


          Dm
A hero of war

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Yeah that’s what I’ll be

                 F
And when I come home

                         C
They’ll be damn proud of me

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I’ll carry this flag

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To the grave if I must

                          F
Because it’s flag that I love

                    C
And a flag that I trust

I kicked in the door
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

[don't forget to mute your guitar 
for the first few words here]

They took off his clothes
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

A hero of war
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
And when I come home
They’ll be damn proud of me
I’ll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because it’s flag that I love
And a flag that I trust

[Palm mute through this section and 
gradually release towards the end]

She 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

The shells 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

A hero of war
Is that what the see
Just medals and scars
So damn proud of me
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


He said, “Son, 
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have you seen the world?
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Well what would you say, 
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if I said that you could?”
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