Standard (EADGBE)

Intro.

He said...

Verse 1.

 ..."Son, have you seen the world?

 Well, what would you say

 If I said that you could?

 Just carry this gun,

 You'll even get paid.".

 I said "That sounds pretty good."

Verse 2.

 Black leather boots,

 Spit-shined, so bright.

 They cut off my hair,

 But it looks alright.

 We marched and we sang.

 We all became friends,

 As we learned how to fight.

Chorus 1.

 A hero of war!

 Yeah, that's what I'll be.

 And when I come home,

 They'll be damn proud of me.

 I'll carry this flag;

 To the grave, if I must.

 'Cause it's a flag that I love

 And I flag that I trust.

Verse 3.

 I kicked in the door,

 I yelled my commands.

 The children, they cried,

 But I got my man.

 We took him away,

 A bag over his face,

 From his family and his friends.

Verse 4.

 They took off his clothes,

 They pissed in his hands.

 I told them to stop,

 But then, I joined in.

 We beat him with guns

 And batons, not just once,

 But again and again.

Chorus 1.

 A hero of war!

 Yeah, that's what I'll be.

 And when I come home,

 They'll be damn proud of me.

 I'll carry this flag;

 To the grave, if I must.

 'Cause it's a flag that I love

 And I flag that I trust.

Fill (Intro).

She...

Verse 5.

 ...walked through bullets and haze.

 I asked her to stop;

 I begged her to stay.

 But she pressed on,

 So I lifted my gun

 And I fired away...

Verse 6.

 And the shells

 Jumped through the smoke.

 And into the sand,

 That the blood had now soaked,

 She collapsed,

 With a flag in her hand.

 A flag white as snow.

Chorus 2.

 A hero of war!

 Is that what they see?

 All medals and scars?

 So damn proud of me.

 And I brought that flag home.

 Now it gathers dust.

 But it's a flag that I love.

 It's the only flag I trust.

Outro.

 He said "Son, have you seen the world?

 Well, what would you say

 If I said that you could?