The Hero I Never Knew chords by Brady Miller

Key: Bm

Intro:

Am F C Em Am



Verse 1:
Am                                            F
It was around Christmas time, or so I've been told.
C                              G
I was a child, not seven years old.
   Am                                       F
My family would gather, reminisce and carry on.
    C              Em                 Am    G Am
The stories of those who were already gone.

Verse 2:
Am                                 F
My mother’s father, whom she never met
C                                G
Grew up in Texas, in the town of Ennis.
         Am                        F
Then the world found itself under attack.
      C              Em               Am    G Am
So he went off to war, but never came back.

Chorus:
F                 C
When I was young
I always swore
G                         Am
To learn how my grandpa died in the war.
F                 C
He was courageous, this much is true
G            Em        Am    G Am
He is the hero I never knew.

Break:
Am F C G Am F C Em Am

Verse 3:
Am                                                F
I am told that George Goddard was as good as they come.
       C                                       G
Looked death in the face, yet still he pressed on.
    Am                                       F
The enemy he fought, with his flight crew of ten.
     C              Em              Am    G Am
They promised us all, to never give in.

Verse 4:
Am                                     F
On a cold winter’s day, a mission took flight.
     C                                          G
They flew through their fear, never gave up the fight.
      Am                            F
Their bomber was hit, in a dreadful way
C                Em                    Am
The flight came to be
Miss Fortune’s last day.

Break:
F C G Am F C G Em Am

Bridge:
   G                         Am
My family stands proud of my grandfather deeds
G                      Am
Of the price that he paid for you and me.
F                      C
He was courageous, and I know the truth.
G            Em        Am    G Am
He is the hero I never knew.

Chorus:
F                   C
Now I am grown, and I understand
G                     Am
Just what it means to be a good man
    F                           C
His memory lives on, ‘cause his story gets told.
G             Em            Am    G Am
He is the hero I’ve come to know.
G             Em            Am    G Am
He is the hero I’ve come to know.