Rise Against - Hero of War Chords Pete Bloxham 17/6/10
A lot of the chord tabs on here don't sound quite right when played with the song,
and they're difficult to sing with. This sounds right when played with the song.
Tune down half a step (D#)
Verse
[F] [Am] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [C]
Chorus
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[F] [Am] [Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
Intro / Interlude
He said...
Verse 1.
..."[F]Son, have you seen the w[Am]orld?
Well, what would you [Bb]say
If I said that you [F]could?
Just carry this [Bb]gun,
You'll even get [F]paid.".
I said "That sounds pretty [C]good."
Verse 2.
Black leather [F]boots,
Spit-shined, so b[Am]right.
They cut off my [Bb]hair,
But it looks al[F]right.
We marched and we [Bb]sang.
We all became [F]friends,
As we learned how to [C]fight.
Chorus 1.
A hero of [Dm]war!
Yeah, that's what I'll [Bb]be.
And when I come [F]home,
They'll be damn proud of [C]me.
I'll carry this [Dm]flag;
To the grave, if I [Bb]must.
'Cause it's a flag that I [F]love
And I flag that I [C]trust.
Verse 3.
I kicked in the [F]door,
I yelled my c[Am]ommands.
The children, they [Bb]cried,
But I got my [F]man.
We took him [Bb]away,
A bag over his [F]face,
From his family and his [C]friends.
Verse 4.
They took off his [F]clothes,
They pissed in his [Am]hands.
I told them to [Bb]stop,
But then, I joined [F]in.
We beat him with [Bb]guns
And batons, not just [F]once,
But again and a[C]gain.
Chorus 1.
A hero of w[Dm]ar!
Yeah, that's what I'll [Bb]be.
And when I come [F]home,
They'll be damn proud of [C]me.
I'll carry this f[Dm]lag;
To the grave, if I [Bb]must.
'Cause it's a flag that I [F]love
And I flag that I [C]trust.
Interlude
She...
Verse 5.
...[F]walked through bullets and [Am]haze.
I asked her to [Bb]stop;
I begged her to [F]stay.
But she pressed [Bb]on,
So I lifted my [F]gun
And I fired [C]away...
Verse 6.
And the [F]shells
Jumped through the [Am]smoke.
And into the [Bb]sand,
That the blood had now [F]soaked,
She coll[Bb]apsed,
With a flag in her [F]hand.
A flag white as [C]snow.
Chorus 2.
A hero of [Dm]war!
Is that what they [Bb]see?
All medals and [F]scars?
So damn proud of [C]me.
And I brought that flag h[Dm]ome.
Now it gathers [Bb]dust.
But it's a flag that I [F]love.
It's the only flag I [C]trust.
Outro.
He said "[F]Son, have you seen the w[Am]orld?
Well, what would you [Bb]say
If I said that you [F]could?
A lot of the chord tabs on here don't sound quite right when played with the song,
and they're difficult to sing with. This sounds right when played with the song.
Tune down half a step (D#)
Verse
[F] [Am] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [C]
Chorus
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [C]
[F] [Am] [Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
e|----0----0----1-----1------0---- 1----|
B|----0----1----3-----1------1-----3----|
G|----3----2----3-----2------0-----2----|
D|----3----2----3-----3------2-----0----|
A|----2----0----1-----3------3----------|
E|----1---------------1-----------------|
Intro / Interlude
e|----------------5----3/5-3-1-0-|
B|---6--6--6--6---6--------------|
G|----5--5--5--5--0--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
He said...
Verse 1.
..."[F]Son, have you seen the w[Am]orld?
Well, what would you [Bb]say
If I said that you [F]could?
Just carry this [Bb]gun,
You'll even get [F]paid.".
I said "That sounds pretty [C]good."
Verse 2.
Black leather [F]boots,
Spit-shined, so b[Am]right.
They cut off my [Bb]hair,
But it looks al[F]right.
We marched and we [Bb]sang.
We all became [F]friends,
As we learned how to [C]fight.
Chorus 1.
A hero of [Dm]war!
Yeah, that's what I'll [Bb]be.
And when I come [F]home,
They'll be damn proud of [C]me.
I'll carry this [Dm]flag;
To the grave, if I [Bb]must.
'Cause it's a flag that I [F]love
And I flag that I [C]trust.
Verse 3.
I kicked in the [F]door,
I yelled my c[Am]ommands.
The children, they [Bb]cried,
But I got my [F]man.
We took him [Bb]away,
A bag over his [F]face,
From his family and his [C]friends.
Verse 4.
They took off his [F]clothes,
They pissed in his [Am]hands.
I told them to [Bb]stop,
But then, I joined [F]in.
We beat him with [Bb]guns
And batons, not just [F]once,
But again and a[C]gain.
Chorus 1.
A hero of w[Dm]ar!
Yeah, that's what I'll [Bb]be.
And when I come [F]home,
They'll be damn proud of [C]me.
I'll carry this f[Dm]lag;
To the grave, if I [Bb]must.
'Cause it's a flag that I [F]love
And I flag that I [C]trust.
Interlude
e|----------------5----3/5-3-1-0-|
B|---6--6--6--6---6--------------|
G|----5--5--5--5--0--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
She...
Verse 5.
...[F]walked through bullets and [Am]haze.
I asked her to [Bb]stop;
I begged her to [F]stay.
But she pressed [Bb]on,
So I lifted my [F]gun
And I fired [C]away...
Verse 6.
And the [F]shells
Jumped through the [Am]smoke.
And into the [Bb]sand,
That the blood had now [F]soaked,
She coll[Bb]apsed,
With a flag in her [F]hand.
A flag white as [C]snow.
Chorus 2.
A hero of [Dm]war!
Is that what they [Bb]see?
All medals and [F]scars?
So damn proud of [C]me.
And I brought that flag h[Dm]ome.
Now it gathers [Bb]dust.
But it's a flag that I [F]love.
It's the only flag I [C]trust.
Outro.
He said "[F]Son, have you seen the w[Am]orld?
Well, what would you [Bb]say
If I said that you [F]could?
