Hero Of War Acoustic chords by Rise Against

Chords with lyrics

Hello guys, this is my first post here :). So Tim Mcilrath plays this song in E MajorE flat tuning and he sings a
whole octave higher - he actually reaches tones from 3 octaves. Sadly I have a limited vocal range so I
I had to use a capo and sing in the same octave as the guitar but this way the sound is not that rich. So
I moved the key of the song not by putting a capo but by changing the chords so that I can sing one
octave higher than the guitar without reaching my limits. I guess this won't work for every song but in this
it goes pretty well. Anyway..

Chords used:

A:  C#m: D:  E:  F#m:

e-0 e-4  e-2  e-0  e-2
B-2 B-5  B-3  B-0  B-2
G-2 G-6  G-2  G-1  G-2
D-2 D-6  D-0  D-2  D-4
A-0 A-4  A-x  A-2  A-4
E-0 E-4  E-x  E-0  E-2

E MajorE    A augmentedA           C# minorC#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
           D MajorD           A augmentedA
Well, what would you say if I said that you could?
        D MajorD           A augmentedA
Just carry this gun , you'll even get paid."
              E MajorE
I said "That sounds pretty good."
       A augmentedA
Black leather boots
       C# minorC#m
Spit-shined so bright
          D MajorD        A augmentedA
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
         D MajorD
We marched and we sang
       A augmentedA
We all became friends
         E MajorE
As we learned how to fight


     F# minorF#m
A augmentedA hero of war
           D MajorD
Yeah that's what I'll be
        A augmentedA
And when I come home
             E MajorE
They'll be damn proud of me
        F# minorF#m
I'll carry this flag
         D MajorD
To the grave if I must
            A augmentedA
Cause it's a flag that I love
         E MajorE
And a flag that I trust

        A augmentedA
I kicked in the door
      C# minorC#m
I yelled my commands
          D MajorD
The children, they cried
      A augmentedA
But I got my man
      D MajorD
We took him away
         A augmentedA
A majorA bag over his face
            E MajorE
From his family and his friends

            A augmentedA
They took off his clothes
          C# minorC#m
They pissed in his hands
         D MajorD
I told them to stop
         A augmentedA
But then I joined in
         D MajorD
We beat him with guns
           A augmentedA
And batons not just once
       E MajorE
But again and again

     F# minorF#m
A augmentedA hero of war
           D MajorD
Yeah that's what I'll be
        A augmentedA
And when I come home
             E MajorE
They'll be damn proud of me
        F# minorF#m
I'll carry this flag
         D MajorD
To the grave if I must
              A augmentedA
Because it's a flag that I love
        E MajorE
And a flag that I trust

  A augmentedA              C# minorC#m
She walked through bullets and haze
        D MajorD
I asked her to stop
        A augmentedA
I begged her to stay
         D MajorD
But she pressed on
        A augmentedA
So I lifted my gun
      E MajorE
And I fired away

  A augmentedA             C# minorC#m
The shells jumped through the smoke
       D MajorD
And into the sand
            A augmentedA
That the blood now had soaked
      D MajorD          A augmentedA
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
        E MajorE
A augmentedA flag white as snow


     F# minorF#m
A augmentedA hero of war
         D MajorD
Is that what they see
        A augmentedA
Just medals and scars
         E MajorE
So damn proud of me
            F# minorF#m
And I brought home that flag
        D MajorD
Now it gathers dust
            A augmentedA
But it's a flag that I love
           E MajorE
It's the only flag I trust

E MajorE    A augmentedA           C# minorC#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
           D MajorD           A augmentedA
Well, what would you say if I said that you could?

I think its essential for this song that the guitar is an octave lower that the voice so this way is better

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