Rise Against — Hero Of War (ver 4) Chords
Awesome song. Some of the other tabs were right, but this is a bit easier to play.
moved it lower down the fretboard, onto the higher strings. Don't think it's been done on
others?
I know I've not tabbed the guitar 2 part, but if I had, I'd have kept the intro further
the neck. This is for single guitarists, mainly. :)
Standard tuning.
Tabbed by Tucker.
Edit: Fixed everything I missed before. Sorry, I should have checked it over properly!
E A B G#m C#m
e|————0————0————2—————4——————4——————|
B|————0————2————4—————4——————5——————|
G|————1————2————4—————4——————6——————|
D|————2————2————4—————6——————6——————|
A|————2————0————2—————6——————4——————|
E|————————————————————4—————————————|
Intro.
e|———0———0———0———0—2———2/4—2—0—|
B|—————0———0———0———4——————————4|
G|—————————————————4———————————|
D|—————————————————4———————————|
A|—0———————————————————————————|
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 I 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—2———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?