Hero Of War

Em B Em He said, “Son, B Have you see the world? A Well, what would you say Em If I said that you could? A Just carry this gun Em and you’ll even get paid.” B I said, “That sounds pretty good.” Em Black leather boots B Spit-shined so bright A They cut off my hair Em but it looked alright A We marched and we sang Em We all became friends B As we learned how to fight F#m A hero of war A Yeah that’s what I’ll be Em And when I come home B They’ll be damn proud of me F#m I’ll carry this flag A To the grave if I must Em Because it’s flag that I love B And a flag that I trust Em I kicked in the door B I yelled my commands A The children, they cried Em But I got my man A We took him away Em A bag over his face B From his family and his friends Em They took off his clothes B They pissed in his hands A I told them to stop Em But then I joined in A We beat him with guns Em And batons not just once B But again and again F#m A hero of war A Yeah that’s what I’ll be Em And when I come home B They’ll be damn proud of me F#m I’ll carry this flag A To the grave if I must Em Because it’s flag that I love B And a flag that I trust Em She walked B through bullets and haze A I asked her to stop Em I begged her to stay A But she pressed on Em So I lifted my gun B And I fired away Em The shells B jumped through the smoke A And into the sand Em That the blood now had soaked A She collapsed Em with a flag in her hand B A flag white as snow F#m A hero of war A Is that what the see E Just medals and scars B So damn proud of me F#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 Em He said, “Son, B have you seen the world? A Well what would you say, Em if I said that you could?”