Hero of War

[Intro]
A  C#m~


[Verse]
         A                      C#m
He said "Son, 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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Just carry this gun,
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You'll even get paid.".
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I said "That sounds pretty good."


[Verse]
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Black leather boots,
                C#m
Spit-shined, so bright.
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They cut off my hair,
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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]
          F#m
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.
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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]
                A
I kicked in the door,
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I yelled my commands.
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The children, they cried,
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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]
                  A
They took off his clothes,
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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]
          F#m
A hero of war!
                       D
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
                A
And when I come home,
                         E
They'll be damn proud of me.
                F#m
I'll carry this flag
                   D
To the grave, if I must.
                          A
'Cause it's a flag that I love
                  E
And I flag that I trust.


[Interlude]
A  C#m~


[Verse]

    A                          C#m
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]
        A
And the shells
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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]
          F#m
A hero of war!
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Is that what they see?
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Just medals and scars?
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So damn proud of me.
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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]
         A                      C#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     D
Well, what would you say
                   A~
If I said that you could?