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 youll even get paid. B I said, That sounds pretty good. 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 As we learned how to fight C#m A hero of war A Yeah thats what Ill be E And when I come home B Theyll be damn proud of me C#m Ill carry this flag A To the grave if I must E Because its flag that I love B And a flag that I trust 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 From his family and his friends 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 But again and again C#m A hero of war A Yeah thats what Ill be E And when I come home B Theyll be damn proud of me C#m Ill carry this flag A To the grave if I must E Because its flag that I love B And a flag that I trust 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 And I fired away 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 A flag white as snow C#m A hero of war A Is that what they see E Just medals and scars B So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag A Now it gathers dust E But its a flag that I love B Its the only flag I trust E G#m He said, Son, have you seen the world? A E Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"