Hero Of War
Key: CEnglish
Verse
He said, C"Son,
Have Emyou seen the world?
Well, Fwhat would you say
If I Csaid that you could?
Just Fcarry this gun.
and Cyou'll even get Gpaid."
G(sus4) G G(sus4)
Black Cleather boots
Spit-Emshined so bright
They Fcut off my hair
but it Clooked alright
We marFched and we sang
We all became friends
As we Glearned G(sus4)how to Gfight G(sus4)
Chorus
A hero Amof war
Yeah Fthat's what I'll be
And Cwhen I come home
They'll Gbe damn proud of me
I'll Amcarry this flag
To the Fgrave if I must
Because Cit's the flag that I love
And a Gflag that I trust
Verse
I kicCked in the door
I yelEmled my commands
The Fchildren, they cried
But I Cgot my man
We took Fhim away
A bag oCver his face
From Ghis famiG(sus4)ly and his GfrienG(sus4)ds
They Ctook off his clothes
They Empissed in his hands
I told Fthem to stop
But Cthen I joined in
We beat Fhim with guns
And baCtons not just once
But aGgain and G(sus4)again G
Chorus
A hero Amof war
Yeah Fthat's what I'll be
And Cwhen I come home
They'll Gbe damn proud of me
I'll Amcarry this flag
To the Fgrave if I must
Because Cit's the flag that I love
And a Gflag that I trust
Verse
She C walked
through Embullets and haze
I asked Fher to stop
I begCged her to stay
But she Fpressed on
So I Clifted my gun
And I Gfired aG(sus4)way G
The Cshells
jumped Emthrough the smoke
And inFto the sand
That Cthe blood now had soaked
She colFlapsed
with a Cflag in her hand
A flag Gwhite G(sus4)as snow G G(sus4)
Chorus
A hero Amof war
Is that Fwhat they see
Just meCdals and scars
So damn Gproud of me
And I Ambrought home that flag
Now it Fgathers dust
But Cit's a flag that I love
It's Gthe only flag I trust
Verse
He said, C"Son, Emhave you seen the world?
Well Fwhat Cwould you say, if I said that you could?"