*=let ring B E|--------------------7-------------| B|--------------------7---/9-7------| G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--| D|-------9---9---9----9-------------| A|--0*----------------9-------------| E|--------------------7-------------| E He said, "Son, G#m Have you see the world? A Well, what would you say E If I said that you could? A E Just carry this gun and you’ll even get paid." B (Fill1) I said, "That sounds pretty good." [Fill 1] (Second Guitar): E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-8-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-9-| D|-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| E Black leather boots G#m Spit-shined so bright A E They cut off my hair but it looked alright A We marched and we sang E We all became friends B Fill2 As we learned how to fight [Fill 2] (Second Guitar): E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-/4/6-6-6-8-8-9-9-8-9-| D|----------------------| A|-/2/4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-| E|----------------------| C#m A hero of war A Yeah that’s what I’ll be E And when I come home B They’ll be damn proud of me C#m I’ll carry this flag A To the grave if I must E Because it’s the flag that I love B And a flag that I trust During the chorus the second guitar picks the chords like this: *=Let ring E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-----------------5---------------2-1-4-4*--| G|-----6---6-------------6---6-----------1-2-2-2-2*--| It's played 2 times D|---6-------6---------7-------7-------2-------------| A|-4-----------4-----7-----------7---2---------------| E|---------------4| 5---------------0-----------------| E I kicked in the door G#m I yelled my commands A The children, they cried E But I got my man A We took him away E A bag over his face B Fill3 From his family and his friends [Fill 3](Second Guitar): E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-11-9-9-8-8-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E They took off his clothes G#m They pissed in his hands A I told them to stop E But then I joined in A We beat him with guns E And batons not just once B Fill2 But again and again [Fill 2] (Second Guitar): E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-/4/6-6-6-8-8-9-9-8-9-| D|----------------------| A|-/2/4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-| E|----------------------| C#m A hero of war A Yeah that’s what I’ll be E And when I come home B They’ll be damn proud of me C#m I’ll carry this flag A To the grave if I must E Because it’s the flag that I love B Fill4 And a flag that I trust [Fill 4] (Just play the Intro again): *=let ring B E|--------------------7-------------| B|--------------------7---/9-7------| G|-----9---9---9---9--8--------9-8--| D|-------9---9---9----9-------------| A|--0*----------------9-------------| E|--------------------7-------------| E G#m She walked through bullets and haze A I asked her to stop E I begged her to stay A But she pressed on E So I lifted my gun B Fill1 Fill5 And I fired away [Fill 5] (Second Guitar): E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---| B|---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---| B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---4---| B|---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-11-9-9-8-8-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E G#m The shells jumped through the smoke A And into the sand E That the blood now had soaked A E She collapsed with a flag in her hand B Fill1 A flag white as snow C#m A hero of war A Is that what the see E Just medals and scars B So damn proud of me C#m And I brought home that flag A Now it gathers dust E But it’s a flag that I love B It’s the only flag I trust The [Outro] is picked like this (The E-chord on the end is strummed): E|--------------------------------------------------0-| B|--------------------------------------------------0-| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----1-| D|---6---6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7-------7--2-| A|-7-------7---------6-----6---------7-------7------2-| E|-----------------4---------------5-------5--------0-| E G#m He said, "Son, have you seen the world? A E (Strum and let ring) Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"