BHe said, “Son,
G#mHave you seen the world?
BWell, what would you say
BIf I said that you could?
B BJust carry this gun and you’ll even get paid.”
CI said, “That sounds pretty good.”
BBlack leather boots
G#mSpit-shined so bright
B BThey cut off my hair but it looked alright
BWe marched and we sang
BWe all became friends
CAs we learned how to fight
B#mA hero of war
BYeah that’s what I’ll be
BAnd when I come home
CThey’ll be damn proud of me
B#mI’ll carry this flag
BTo the grave if I must
BBecause it’s flag that I love
CAnd a flag that I trust
BI kicked in the door
G#mI yelled my commands
BThe children, they cried
BBut I got my man
BWe took him away
BA bag over his face
CFrom his family and his friends
BThey took off his clothes
G#mThey pissed in his hands
BI told them to stop
BBut then I joined in
BWe beat him with guns
BAnd batons not just once
CBut again and again
B#mA hero of war
BYeah that’s what I’ll be
BAnd when I come home
CThey’ll be damn proud of me
B#mI’ll carry this flag
BTo the grave if I must
BBecause it’s flag that I love
CAnd a flag that I trust
B G#mShe walked through bullets and haze
BI asked her to stop
BI begged her to stay
BBut she pressed on
BSo I lifted my gun
CAnd I fired away
B G#mThe shells jumped through the smoke
BAnd into the sand
BThat the blood now had soaked
B BShe collapsed with a flag in her hand
CA flag white as snow
B#mA hero of war
BIs that what they see
BJust medals and scars
CSo damn proud of me
And I brought home that flag
BNow it gathers dust
BBut it’s a flag that I love
CIt’s the only flag I trust
B G#mHe said, “Son, have you seen the world?
B BWell what would you say, if I said that you could?"
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