Hero Of War

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