Intro: C(add9) He's a hero of the war All the neighbourhood is talking 'bout your son Bbmaj9 Mrs Riley, get his medals handed round to everyone Fmaj7 Show his gun to all the children in the street Gmaj7 It's too bad he can't shake hands and move his feet C(add9) Bbmaj9 C(add9) Bbmaj9 C(add9) He's a hero of the war You can see his picture in the local news Bbmaj9 Mrs Riley, seems the girl next door is nowhere to be found Fmaj7 Once you couldn't keep that whore from hanging round Gmaj7 Never mind dear you're with your mum once more C(add9) Bbmaj9 C(add9) Bbmaj9 C(add9) He's a hero of the war Like his dad he gave his life for war before Bbmaj9 It was tragic how you almost died of pain when he was born Fmaj7 with no husband there beside you through it all Gmaj7 Ring the bell if you get hungry or you fallC(add9) You're a hero of the war Why those teardrops on your cheek? It's so absurd Bbmaj9 Feeling empty, it's the emptiness of heroes like your son Fmaj7 and what made him leave his mother for a gun Gmaj7 Driven forward, driven back and nothing more C(add9) He's a hero of the war Bbmaj9 C(add9) to fade