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.
*I submitted this years ago but accidentally categorized it as a tab. Resubmitting as Chords!
Tune down half a step (D#)
[Verse]
F Am Bb F Bb F C
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C
Am Bb F C Dm
e|--------0----1-----1------0---- 1----|
B|--------1----3-----1------1-----3----|
G|--------2----3-----2------0-----2----|
D|--------2----3-----3------2-----0----|
A|--------0----1-----3------3----------|
E|-------------------1-----------------|
[Intro/Interlude]
e|----------------0----3/5-3-1-0-|
B|---6--6--6--6---6--------------|
G|----5--5--5--5--5--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
He said...
[Verse 1]
F Am
..."Son, have you seen the world?
Bb
Well, what would you say
F
If I said that you could?
Bb
Just carry this gun,
F
You'll even get paid.".
C
I said "That sounds pretty good."
[Verse 2]
F
Black leather boots,
Am
Spit-shined, so bright.
Bb
They cut off my hair,
F
But it looks alright.
Bb
We marched and we sang.
F
We all became friends,
C
As we learned how to fight.
[Chorus 1]
Dm
A hero of war!
Bb
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
F
And when I come home,
C
They'll be damn proud of me.
Dm
I'll carry this flag;
Bb
To the grave, if I must.
F
'Cause it's a flag that I love
C
And I flag that I trust.
[Verse 3]
F
I kicked in the door,
Am
I yelled my commands.
Bb
The children, they cried,
F
But I got my man.
Bb
We took him away,
F
A bag over his face,
C
From his family and his friends.
[Verse 4]
F
They took off his clothes,
Am
They pissed in his hands.
Bb
I told them to stop,
F
But then, I joined in.
Bb
We beat him with guns
F
And batons, not just once,
C
But again and again.
[Chorus 1]
Dm
A hero of war!
Bb
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
F
And when I come home,
C
They'll be damn proud of me.
Dm
I'll carry this flag;
Bb
To the grave, if I must.
F
'Cause it's a flag that I love
C
And I flag that I trust.
[Interlude]
e|----------------0----3/5-3-1-0-|
B|---6--6--6--6---6--------------|
G|----5--5--5--5--5--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------|
She...
[Verse 5]
F Am
...walked through bullets and haze.
Bb
I asked her to stop;
F
I begged her to stay.
Bb
But she pressed on,
F
So I lifted my gun
C
And I fired away...
[Verse 6]
F
And the shells
Am
Jumped through the smoke.
Bb
And into the sand,
F
That the blood had now soaked,
Bb
She collapsed,
F
With a flag in her hand.
C
A flag white as snow.
[Chorus 2]
Dm
A hero of war!
Bb
Is that what they see?
F
All medals and scars?
C
So damn proud of me.
Dm
And I brought that flag home.
Bb
Now it gathers dust.
F
But it's a flag that I love.
C
It's the only flag I trust.
[Outro]
F Am
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
Bb
Well, what would you say
F
If I said that you could?
