Hero of War Ukulele tab - Rise Against
6 chords
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Tablature
Gadd11 : 320013
Intro :
A|----3---3---3--2----/7--5--3--2---|
E|--1------------3------------------|
C|---------------2------------------|
G|------0---0----0------------------|
1st verse ;
C Em
He said "Son, have you see the world?
F C
Well what would you say if I said that you could?
F C
Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid."
G (Gadd11) G (Gadd11)
I said, "That sounds pretty good."
2nd verse :
C Em
Black leather boots, spit-shined so bright
F C
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
F C
We marched and we sang, we all became friends
G (Gadd11) G (Gadd11)
As we learned how to fight
Chorus :
Am F
A hero of war, Yeah that's what I'll be
C G
And when I come home they'll be damn proud of me
Am F
I'll carry this flag to the grave if I must
C G>let ring
Because it's the flag that I love and a flag that I trust
3rd verse :
C Em
I kicked in the door, I yelled my commands
F C
The children, they cried but I got my man
F C
We took him away a bag over his face
G (Gadd11) G (Gadd11)
From his family and his friends
4th verse :
C Em
They took off his clothes, they pissed in his hands
F C
I told them to stop but then I joined in
F C
We beat him with guns and batons not just once
G (Gadd11) G (Gadd11)
But again and again
Chorus :
Am F
A hero of war, Yeah that's what I'll be
C G
And when I come home they'll be damn proud of me
Am F
I'll carry this flag to the grave if I must
C G
Because it's the flag that I love and a flag that I trust
A|----3---3---3--2----/7--5--3--2---|
E|--1------------3------------------|
C|---------------2------------------|
G|------0---0----0------------------|
Bridge :
C Em |
She walked through bullets and haze | Palm
F C | Mute
I asked her to stop, I begged her to stay | or
F C | Let Ring
But she pressed on so I lifted my gun |
G (Gadd11) G (Gadd11)
And I fired away
5th verse :
C Em
And the shells jumped through the smoke
F C
And into the sand that the blood now had soaked
F C
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
G (Gadd11) G (Gadd11)
A flag white as snow
Chorus :
Am F
A hero of war, is that what they see ?
C G
Just medals and scars so damn proud of me
Am F
And I brought home that flag now it gathers dust
C G>let ring
But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust
Outro :
C Em
He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
F C>let ring
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"