Intro:
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Verse 1:
C
He said, “Son,
Em
Have you see the world?
F
Well, what would you say
C
If I said that you could?
F
Just carry this gun.
C
and you’ll even get paid.”
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I said, “That sounds pretty good.”
Verse 2:
C
Black leather boots
Em
Spit-shined so bright
F
They cut off my hair
C
but it looked alright
F
We marched and we sang
C
We all became friends
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As we learned how to fight
Chorus:
Am
А hero of war
F
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
C
And when I come home
G
They’ll be damn proud of me
Am
I’ll carry this flag
F
To the grave if I must
C
Because it’s the flag that I love
G
And a flag that I trust
Verse 3:
C
I kicked in the door
Em
I yelled my commands
F
The children, they cried
C
But I got my man
F
We took him away
C
A bag over his face
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From his family and his friends
Verse 4:
C
They took off his clothes
Em
They pissed in his hands
F
I told them to stop
C
But then I joined in
F
We beat him with guns
C
And batons not just once
G
But again and again
Chorus:
Am
А hero of war
F
Yeah that’s what I’ll be
C
And when I come home
G
They’ll be damn proud of me
Am
I’ll carry this flag
F
To the grave if I must
C
Because it’s the flag that I love
G
And a flag that I trust
Fill:
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Verse 5:
C
She walked
Em
through bullets and haze
F
I asked her to stop
C
I begged her to stay
F
But she pressed on
C
So I lifted my gun
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And I fired away
Verse 6:
C
The shells
Em
jumped through the smoke
F
And into the sand
C
That the blood now had soaked
F
She collapsed
C
with a flag in her hand
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А flag white as snow
Chorus:
Am
А hero of war
F
Is that what they see
C
Just medals and scars
G
So damn proud of me
Am
And I brought home that flag
F
Now it gathers dust
C
But it’s a flag that I love
G
It’s the only flag I trust
Outro:
C Em
He said, “Son, have you seen the world?
F C
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?”
