Hero Of War Acoustic ukulele

Hero Of War Acoustic

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Hello guys, this is my first post here :). So Tim Mcilrath plays this song in E flat tuning and he sings a 
whole octave higher - he actually reaches tones from 3 octaves. Sadly I have a limited vocal range so I
I had to use a capo and sing in the same octave as the guitar but this way the sound is not that rich. So
I moved the key of the song not by putting a capo but by changing the chords so that I can sing one 
octave higher than the guitar without reaching my limits. I guess this won't work for every song but in this 
it goes pretty well. Anyway..

Chords used:

A:   C#m:  D:    E:    F#m:

e-0  e-4   e-2   e-0   e-2
B-2  B-5   B-3   B-0   B-2
G-2  G-6   G-2   G-1   G-2
D-2  D-6   D-0   D-2   D-4
A-0  A-4   A-x   A-2   A-4
E-0  E-4   E-x   E-0   E-2

E        A                      C#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     D                      A
Well, what would you say if I said that you could?
                D                     A
Just carry this gun , you'll even get paid."
                           E
I said "That sounds pretty good."
              A
Black leather boots
             C#m
Spit-shined so bright
                   D               A
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
                  D
We marched and we sang
              A
We all became friends
                  E
As we learned how to fight


          F#m
A hero of war
                      D  
Yeah that's what I'll be
                A
And when I come home
                         E
They'll be damn proud of me
                F#m
I'll carry this flag
                  D
To the grave if I must
                       A
Cause it's a flag that I love
                  E
And a flag that I trust


                A
I kicked in the door
            C#m
I yelled my commands
                   D
The children, they cried
            A
But I got my man
            D
We took him away
                  A
A bag over his face
                        E
From his family and his friends

                       A
They took off his clothes
                   C#m
They pissed in his hands
                  D
I told them to stop
                  A
But then I joined in
                  D
We beat him with guns
                     A
And batons not just once
              E
But again and again

          F#m
A hero of war
                      D
Yeah that's what I'll be
                A
And when I come home
                         E
They'll be damn proud of me
                F#m
I'll carry this flag
                  D
To the grave if I must
                           A
Because it's a flag that I love
                E
And a flag that I trust

   A                           C#m
She walked through bullets and haze
               D
I asked her to stop
                A
I begged her to stay
                  D
But she pressed on
               A
So I lifted my gun
            E
And I fired away

    A                          C#m
The shells jumped through the smoke
             D
And into the sand
                       A
That the blood now had soaked
            D                    A
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
                E
A flag white as snow


          F#m
A hero of war
                  D
Is that what they see
                A
Just medals and scars
                 E
So damn proud of me
                        F#m
And I brought home that flag
               D
Now it gathers dust
                       A
But it's a flag that I love
                     E
It's the only flag I trust

E        A                     C#m
He said "Son, have you seen the world?
                     D                      A
Well, what would you say if I said that you could?

I think its essential for this song that the guitar is an octave lower that the voice so this way is better
than a capo, hope you like it :)

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