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Hero Of War by Rise Against
Hero Of War
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
*=let ring B
e|--------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------7---/9-7------|
G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--|
D|-------9---9---9----9-------------|
A|--0*----------------9-------------|
E|--------------------7-------------|
E
He said, "Son,
G#m
Have you see the world?
A
Well, what would you say
E
If I said that you could?
A E
Just carry this gun and you’ll even get paid."
B (Fill1)
I said, "That sounds pretty good."
Fill1 (Second Guitar):
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-8-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-9-|
D|-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
E
Black leather boots
G#m
Spit-shined so bright
A E
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
A
We marched and we sang
E
We all became friends
B Fill2
As we learned how to fight
Fill2 (Second Guitar):
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-/4/6-6-6-8-8-9-9-8-9-|
D|----------------------|
A|-/2/4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-|
E|----------------------|
C#m
A hero of war
A
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
E
And when I come home
B
They’ll be damn proud of me
C#m
I’ll carry this flag
A
To the grave if I must
E
Because it’s the flag that I love
B
And a flag that I trust
During the chorus the second guitar picks the chords like this:
*=Let ring
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------5---------------2-1-4-4*--|
G|-----6---6-------------6---6-----------1-2-2-2-2*--| It's played 2 times
D|---6-------6---------7-------7-------2-------------|
A|-4-----------4-----7-----------7---2---------------|
E|---------------4 5---------------0-----------------|
E
I kicked in the door
G#m
I yelled my commands
A
The children, they cried
E
But I got my man
A
We took him away
E
A bag over his face
B Fill3
From his family and his friends
Fill3 (Second Guitar):
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-11-9-9-8-8-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
E
They took off his clothes
G#m
They pissed in his hands
A
I told them to stop
E
But then I joined in
A
We beat him with guns
E
And batons not just once
B Fill2
But again and again
Fill2 (Second Guitar):
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-/4/6-6-6-8-8-9-9-8-9-|
D|----------------------|
A|-/2/4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-|
E|----------------------|
C#m
A hero of war
A
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
E
And when I come home
B
They’ll be damn proud of me
C#m
I’ll carry this flag
A
To the grave if I must
E
Because it’s the flag that I love
B Fill4
And a flag that I trust
Fill4 (Just play the Intro again):
*=let ring B
e|--------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------7---/9-7------|
G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--|
D|-------9---9---9----9-------------|
A|--0*----------------9-------------|
E|--------------------7-------------|
E G#m
She walked through bullets and haze
A
I asked her to stop
E
I begged her to stay
A
But she pressed on
E
So I lifted my gun
B Fill1 Fill5
And I fired away
Fill5 (Second Guitar):
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---|
B|---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---|
B|---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-11-9-9-8-8-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
E G#m
The shells jumped through the smoke
A
And into the sand
E
That the blood now had soaked
A E
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
B Fill1
A flag white as snow
C#m
A hero of war
A
Is that what the see
E
Just medals and scars
B
So damn proud of me
C#m
And I brought home that flag
A
Now it gathers dust
E
But it’s a flag that I love
B
It’s the only flag I trust
The Outro is picked like this (The E-chord on the end is strummed):
e|--------------------------------------------------0-|
B|--------------------------------------------------0-|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----1-|
D|---6---6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7-------7--2-|
A|-7-------7---------6-----6---------7-------7------2-|
E|-----------------4---------------5-------5--------0-|
E G#m
He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
A E (Strum and let ring)
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"
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version 2
E A B G#m C#m
e|----0----0----0-----4------4------|
B|----0----2----4-----4------5------|
G|----1----2----4-----4------6------|
D|----2----2----4-----6------6------|
A|----2----0----2-----6------4------|
E|--------------------4-------------|
Intro.
e|---0---0---0---0-0---2/4-2-0-|
B|-----0---0---0---4----------4|
G|-----------------4-----------|
D|-----------------4-----------|
A|-0---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
He said...
Verse 1.
E G#m
..."Son, have you seen the world?
A
Well, what would you say
E
If I said that you could?
A
Just carry this gun,
E
You'll even get paid.".
B
I said "That sounds pretty good."
Verse 2.
E
Black leather boots,
G#m
Spit-shined, so bright.
A
They cut off my hair,
E
But it looks alright.
A
We marched and we sang.
E
We all became friends,
B
As we learned how to fight.
Chorus 1.
C#m
A hero of war!
A
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
E
And when I come home,
B
They'll be damn proud of me.
C#m
I'll carry this flag;
A
To the grave, if I must.
E
'Cause it's a flag that I love
B
And I flag that I trust.
Verse 3.
E
I kicked in the door,
G#m
I yelled my commands.
A
The children, they cried,
E
But I got my man.
A
We took him away,
E
A bag over his face,
B
From his family and his friends.
Verse 4.
E
They took off his clothes,
G#m
They pissed in his hands.
A
I told them to stop,
E
But then, I joined in.
A
We beat him with guns
E
And batons, not just once,
B
But again and again.
Chorus 1.
C#m
A hero of war!
A
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
E
And when I come home,
B
They'll be damn proud of me.
C#m
I'll carry this flag;
A
To the grave, if I must.
E
'Cause it's a flag that I love
B
And I flag that I trust.
Fill (Intro).
e|---0---0---0---0-0---2/4-2-0-|
B|-----0---0---0---4----------4|
G|-----------------4-----------|
D|-----------------4-----------|
A|-0---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
She...
Verse 5.
E G#m
...walked through bullets and haze.
A
I asked her to stop;
E
I begged her to stay.
A
But she pressed on,
E
So I lifted my gun
B
And I fired away...
Verse 6.
E
And the shells
G#m
Jumped through the smoke.
A
And into the sand,
E
That the blood had now soaked,
A
She collapsed,
E
With a flag in her hand.
B
A flag white as snow.
Chorus 2.
C#m
A hero of war!
A
Is that what they see?
E
All medals and scars?
B
So damn proud of me.
C#m
And I brought that flag home.
A
Now it gathers dust.
E
But it's a flag that I love.
B
It's the only flag I trust.
Outro.
E G#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
A
Well, what would you say
E
If I said that you could?
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