[ Предположительная тональность: G ] Capo on the 3rd fret G He said, "Son, Bm Have you see the world? C Well, what would you say G If I said that you could? C Just carry this gun G and you'll even get paid." D I said, "That sounds pretty good." G Black leather boots Bm Spit-shined so bright C They cut off my hair G but it looked alright C We marched and we sang G We all became friends D As we learned how to fight [chorus] Em A hero of war C Yeah that's what I'll be G And when I come home D They'll be damn proud of me Em I'll carry this flag C To the grave if I must G Because it's flag that I love D And a flag that I trust G I kicked in the door Bm I yelled my commands C The children, they cried G But I got my man C We took him away G A bag over his face D From his family and his friends G They took off his clothes Bm They pissed in his hands C I told them to stop G But then I joined in C We beat him with guns G And batons not just once D But again and again [chorus] Em A hero of war C Yeah that's what I'll be G And when I come home D They'll be damn proud of me Em I'll carry this flag C To the grave if I must G Because it's flag that I love D And a flag that I trust G She walked Bm through bullets and haze C I asked her to stop G I begged her to stay C But she pressed on G So I lifted my gun D And I fired away G The shells Bm jumped through the smoke C And into the sand G That the blood now had soaked C She collapsed G with a flag in her hand D A flag white as snow [chorus] Em A hero of war C Is that what the see G Just medals and scars D So damn proud of me Em And I brought home that flag C Now it gathers dust G But it's a flag that I love D It's the only flag I trust G He said, "Son, Bm have you seen the world? C Well what would you say, G if I said that you could?"