Hero Of War Acoustic chords by Rise Against

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