Charlie Puth

Don't Meet Your Heroes Chords

by Charlie Puth
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Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: G G/F# Em G Bm Em Verse 1: G G/F# I was young and so obsessed Em All my friends said you're the best G Bm Em So I just assumed you were nice G G/F# I love the way you were a star Em I love the way you play guitar G Bm Em You don't even look like you're trying
Pre-Chorus: C I wish that we never met Bm Em Every day I'm suffering regret A But then again, it made me who I am D There ain't a damn thing I would change Chorus: G G/F# Em Except don't meet your heroes, they're not as they seem G Bm Em I just should've kept you on my TV screen G G/F# Em I learnt my lesson when they put me through hell G Bm Em G Now, don't meet your heroes without knowing yourself Post-Chorus: G/F# Em G Bm Em Oh oh Verse 2: G G/F# It felt like I lived in your dream Em Did I hurt your self-esteem? G Bm Em I hope I make it in your memoir G G/F# I don't mean to be a pessimist (I don't mean to be a pessimist) Em But I would never say Heaven sent (I would never say Heaven sent) G Bm Em You thought I was lighting them for your job Pre-Chorus: C I wish that we never met (That we never met) Bm Em Every day I'm suffering regret (Suffering regret) A But then again, it made me who I am (Who I am) D There ain't a damn thing (There ain't a damn) that I would change Chorus: G G/F# Em Except don't meet your heroes, they're not as they seem (Not as they seem) G Bm Em I just should've kept you on my TV screen (On my TV screen) G G/F# Em I learnt my lesson when they put me through hell (Put me through hell) G Bm Em G Now, don't meet your heroes without (Without), knowing yourself Post-Chorus: G/F# Em G Bm Em Oh oh [Instrumental] G G/F# Em G Bm Em G G/F# Em C Bm Bb A Chorus: G G/F# Em Don't meet your heroes, they're not as they seem (Not as they seem) G Bm Em I just should've kept you on my TV screen G G/F# Em I learnt my lesson when they put me through hell G Bm Em G Now, don't meet your heroes without knowing yourself Post-Chorus: G/F# Em G Bm Em Oh (Knowing yourself) oh G G/F# Em I learnt my lesson when they put me through hell G Bm Em G Now, don't meet your heroes without knowing yourself Outro: G/F# Em G Bm Em G G/F# Knowing yourself Em G Bm Em Yourself, yourself, yourself

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Published: March 26, 2026
Last Updated: March 26, 2026

Author: Lily Adams