Hero of war

Hero of war - Rise against

Tempo : ~70 à la noire

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Rythmique globale : B B HHBB BH

Rythmique alternative ( pour couplet 5 par ex ) :

B = coups accentués

BbbBbbBb

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Accords :

F : 133211
Am : x02210
Bb : x13331
C : x32010
Dm : xx0231

Accordage 1/2 don en dessous : Eb/Ab/Db/Gb/Bb/eb

Intro

                        C
eb|-----------------------------0---s5--3--1--0-------|
Bb|----6---6---6---6----------1-----------------------|
Gb|------5---5---5----------0-------------------------|
Db|-----------------------2---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------3-----------------------------|
Eb|-s6------------------------------------------------|

                              He said...

Couplet 1 :
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    F                      Am
..."Son, have you seen the world?
                     Bb
Well, what would you say
                   F
If I said that you could?
                Bb
Just carry this gun,
                F
You'll even get paid.".
                           C       C
I said "That sounds pretty good."


Couplet 2 :
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              F
Black leather boots,
                Am
Spit-shined, so bright.
                Bb
They cut off my hair,
               F
But it looks alright.
                  Bb
We marched and we sang.
              F
We all became friends, 
                     C      C
As we learned how to fight.


Refrain 1 :
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          Dm
A hero of war!
                       Bb
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
                F
And when I come home,
                         C
They'll be damn proud of me.
                Dm
I'll carry this flag;
                    Bb
To the  grave, if I must.
                          F
'Cause it's a flag that I love
                   C         C
And I flag that  I trust.


Couplet 3 :
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                F
I kicked in the door,
            Am
I yelled my commands.
                   Bb
The children, they cried,
             F
But I got my man.
            Bb
We took him away,
               F
A bag over his face, 
                        C           C
From his family and his friends.


Couplet 4 :
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                  F
They took off his clothes,
                   Am
They pissed in his hands.
               Bb
I told them to stop,
                   F
But then, I joined in.
                 Bb
We beat him with guns
                     F
And batons, not just once,
               C          C
But again and again.


Refrain 2 :
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          Dm
A hero of war!
                       Bb
Yeah, that's what I'll be.
                F
And when I come home,
                         C
They'll be damn proud of me.
                Dm
I'll carry this flag;
                    Bb
To the  grave, if I must.
                          F
'Cause it's a flag that I love
                   C       C
And I flag that  I trust.


                        C
eb|-----------------------------0---s5--3--1--0-------|
Bb|----6---6---6---6----------1-----------------------|
Gb|------5---5---5----------0-------------------------|
Db|-----------------------2---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------3-----------------------------|
Eb|-s6------------------------------------------------|

                                  She...

Couplet 5 : Rythmique différente (BbbBbbBb)
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   F                          Am
...walked through bullets and haze.
               Bb
I asked her to stop;
                F
I begged her to stay.
                Bb
But she pressed on,
               F
So I lifted my gun
            C        C
And I fired away...


Couplet 6:
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        F
And the shells
                   Am
Jumped through the smoke.
             Bb
And into the sand,
                       F
That the blood had now soaked,
        Bb
She collapsed,
                   F
With a flag in her hand.
                C         C
A flag white as snow.

Refrain 3:
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          Dm
A hero of war!
                  Bb
Is that what they see?
               F
All medals and scars?
                 C
So damn proud of me.
                        Dm
And I brought that flag home.
               Bb
Now it gathers dust.
                       F
But it's a flag that I love.
                     C        C
It's the only flag I trust.


Outro :
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         F                      Am
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     Bb
Well, what would you say
                   F
If I said that you could?