Gene Autry My Hero chords by Glen Campbell

Gene Autry My Hero
Glen Campbell
written by Marty Robbins
1985 album It's Just A Matter Of Time
1987 preformed on HeHaw
with Glen's brother Shorty Campbell


Intro A Em A D A D

Verse 1

  D                 D7   G    Em
The childhood memories I treasure the most I suppose
     A          A7      A       D
were the Saturday afternoons spent at the town's picture show
A  D       A      D             G   Em
I'd work all day long in the fields but at night I would dream
A         Em    A          D   A D A
That I'd see Gene Autry go riding across the big screen
D    A       D     A    G  Em
Saturday mornings I'd walk five miles or more
   A       Em       A            D  A D
and twelve O'clock noon found me first one in line at the door
A D        A    D   A       G  Em
I worked all week long but today I fulfilled my dream
             A           D   D7
and I'd see Gene Autry go riding across the big screen

Chorus 1

  G                    D A D
The man in the white cowboy hat is a hero to me
A  D     A   D       Em     A
He was and he is now and I guess he always will be
D     A     D      A      G   Em
Time takes away many things but it can't take a dream
A                       D
And I see Gene Autry go riding across the big screen

A Em A D A D A

Verse 2

D                        G  Em
Oft as a child from our home in the country I'd roam
          A            Em     D  A D
And my Daddy would scold me cause I'd never be around home
A   D    A    D                   G  Em
Ah but Mom understood me cause she'd always smile when I use to say
   A    Em     A            D  A D
Gene Autry and I have been rounding up outlaws all day

Chorus 2

G                      D A D
The man in the white cowboy hat is a hero to me
A  D     A   D       Em     A
He was and he is now and I guess he always will be
D     A     D       A      G   Em
Time takes away many things but it can't take a dream
A                       D
And I see Gene Autry go riding across the big screen
A                       D   A D
And I see Gene Autry go riding across the big screen

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