E A B G#m C#m Intro. e|----0----0----0-----4------4------| e|---0---0---0---0-0---2/4-2-0-| B|----0----2----4-----4------5------| B|-----0---0---0---4----------4| G|----1----2----4-----4------6------| G|-----------------4-----------| D|----2----2----4-----6------6------| D|-----------------4-----------| A|----2----0----2-----6------4------| A|-0---------------------------| E|--------------------4-------------| E|-----------------------------| He said... Verse 1. E G#m ..."Son, have you seen the world? A Well, what would you say E If I said that you could? A Just carry this gun, E You'll even get paid.". B I said "That sounds pretty good." Verse 2. E Black leather boots, G#m Spit-shined, so bright. A They cut off my hair, E But it looks alright. A We marched and we sang. E We all became friends, B As we learned how to fight. Chorus 1. C#m A hero of war! A Yeah, that's what I'll be. E And when I come home, B They'll be damn proud of me. C#m I'll carry this flag; A To the grave, if I must. E 'Cause it's a flag that I love B And the flag that I trust. Verse 3. E I kicked in the door, G#m I yelled my commands. A The children, they cried, E But I got my man. A We took him away, E A bag over his face, B From his family and his friends. Verse 4. E They took off his clothes, G#m They pissed in his hands. A I told them to stop, E But then, I joined in. A We beat him with guns E And batons, not just once, B But again and again. Chorus 1. C#m A hero of war! A Yeah, that's what I'll be. E And when I come home, B They'll be damn proud of me. C#m I'll carry this flag; A To the grave, if I must. E 'Cause it's a flag that I love B And I flag that I trust. Fill (Intro). e|---0---0---0---0-0---2/4-2-0-| B|-----0---0---0---4----------4| G|-----------------4-----------| D|-----------------4-----------| A|-0---------------------------| E|-----------------------------| She... Verse 5. E G#m ...walked through bullets and haze. A I asked her to stop; E I begged her to stay. A But she pressed on, E So I lifted my gun B And I fired away... Verse 6. E And the shells G#m Jumped through the smoke. A And into the sand, E That the blood had now soaked, A She collapsed, E With a flag in her hand. B A flag white as snow. Chorus 2. C#m A hero of war! A Is that what they see? E All medals and scars? B So damn proud of me. C#m And I brought that flag home. A Now it gathers dust. E But it's a flag that I love. B It's the only flag I trust. Outro. E G#m He said "Son, have you seen the world? A Well, what would you say E If I said that you could? intro E G#m A E A E B B... 0:29 E G#m A E A E B B... 0:53 C#m A E B C#m A E B B... 1:19 E G#m A E A E B B... 1:43 E G#m A E A E B B... 2:08 C#m A E B C#m A E B... 2:35 intro 2:40 up strings|| E G#m A E A E B B... 3:05 E G#m A E A E B B... 3:29 C#m A E B C#m A E B... 3:55 e|--------------------------------------------------0-| B|--------------------------------------------------0-| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----1-| D|---6---6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7-------7--2-| A|-7-------7---------6-----6---------7-------7------2-| E|-----------------4---------------5-------5--------0-| E G#m A E