Hero of War

[Intro]
C  Em~


[Verse]
         C                      Em
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     F
Well, what would you say
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If I said that you could?
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Just carry this gun,
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You'll even get paid.".
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I said "That sounds pretty good."


[Verse]
              C
Black leather boots,
                Em
Spit-shined, so bright.
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They cut off my hair,
               C
But it looks alright.
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We marched and we sang.
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We all became friends,
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As we learned how to fight.


[Chorus]
          Am
A hero of war!
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Yeah, that's what I'll be.
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And when I come home,
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They'll be damn proud of me.
                Am
I'll carry this flag;
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To the grave, if I must.
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'Cause it's a flag that I love
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And I flag that I trust.


[Verse]
                C
I kicked in the door,
            Em
I yelled my commands.
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The children, they cried,
             C
But I got my man.
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We took him away,
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A bag over his face,
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From his family and his friends.


[Verse]
                  C
They took off his clothes,
                   Em
They pissed in his hands.
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I told them to stop,
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But then, I joined in.
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We beat him with guns
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And batons, not just once,
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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
'Cause it's a flag that I love
                  G
And I flag that I trust.


[Interlude]
C  Em~


[Verse]

    C                          Em
She walked through bullets and haze.
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I asked her to stop;
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I begged her to stay.
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But she pressed on,
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So I lifted my gun
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And I fired away


[Verse]
        C
And the shells
                    Em
Jumped through the smoke.
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And into the sand,
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That the blood now had soaked,
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She collapsed,
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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?
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Just medals and scars?
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So damn proud of me.
                        Am
And I brought home that flag.
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Now it gathers dust.
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But it's a flag that I love.
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It's the only flag I trust.


[Outro]
         C                      Em
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     F
Well, what would you say
                   C~
If I said that you could?