Remove AdsEHe said, “Son,
G#mHave you seen the world?
AWell, what would you say
EIf I said that you could?
A EJust carry this gun and you’ll even get paid.”
BI said, “That sounds pretty good.”
EBlack leather boots
G#mSpit-shined so bright
A EThey cut off my hair but it looked alright
AWe marched and we sang
EWe all became friends
BAs we learned how to fight
C#mA hero of war
AYeah that’s what I’ll be
EAnd when I come home
BThey’ll be damn proud of me
C#mI’ll carry this flag
ATo the grave if I must
EBecause it’s flag that I love
BAnd a flag that I trust
EI kicked in the door
G#mI yelled my commands
AThe children, they cried
EBut I got my man
AWe took him away
EA bag over his face
BFrom his family and his friends
EThey took off his clothes
G#mThey pissed in his hands
AI told them to stop
EBut then I joined in
AWe beat him with guns
EAnd batons not just once
BBut again and again
C#mA hero of war
AYeah that’s what I’ll be
EAnd when I come home
BThey’ll be damn proud of me
C#mI’ll carry this flag
ATo the grave if I must
EBecause it’s flag that I love
BAnd a flag that I trust
E G#mShe walked through bullets and haze
AI asked her to stop
EI begged her to stay
ABut she pressed on
ESo I lifted my gun
BAnd I fired away
E G#mThe shells jumped through the smoke
AAnd into the sand
EThat the blood now had soaked
A EShe collapsed with a flag in her hand
BA flag white as snow
C#mA hero of war
AIs that what they see
EJust medals and scars
BSo damn proud of me
And I brought home that flag
ANow it gathers dust
EBut it’s a flag that I love
BIt’s the only flag I trust
E G#mHe said, “Son, have you seen the world?
A EWell what would you say, if I said that you could?"
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