[Intro] e|---0---0---0---0-----2/4-2-0-| B|-----0---0---0---4----------4| G|-----------------4-----------| D|-----------------4-----------| A|-0---------------------------|E|-----------------------------| E He said, "Son,Asm Have you seen the world?A Well, what would you say,E if I said that you could?A Just carry this gunE and you’ll even get paid."H I said "That sounds pretty good." Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair but it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fightC#m A hero of warA Yeah that's what I'll beE And when I come homeH They'll be damn proud of meC#m I'll carry this flagA To the grave if I mustE 'Cause it's a flag that I loveH And a flag that I trust 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 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 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 a flag that I trust She 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 And the shells jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow A hero of war Is that what they see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"