Wild West Hero chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Chords with lyrics

Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero, from the album "Out of The Blue", 1977
Music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne
Intro by Hugh Mc'Dowell


Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G D7D7 G+G

G+G  Bm7Bm7 E minorEm A augmentedA
Wish I was
      Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G
a wild west he  - ro


Verse 1:
G+G       E minorEm
 Sometimes I look up high
      Cmaj7Cmaj7
And then I think there might,
   Aadd9Aadd9 A augmentedA    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Just be  a better li - fe

Verse 2:
G+G      E minorEm
 Away from all we know
        Cmaj7Cmaj7
That's where I wanna go
  Aadd9Aadd9  A augmentedA  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Out on the wild si - de,


Pre-Chorus:
G+G    D MajorD E minorEm
And wish I was


Chorus:
  D7D7    G+G   G7G7  C majorC  A7A7 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G
Oh oh oh oh oh, a wild west he - - - ro.
D MajorD    G+G       D MajorD
Ride the range all the day
     E minorEm      BB
Till the first fading light
    C majorC     G+G
Be with my western girl
     A7A7     D MajorD
Round the fire oh so bright
      G+G    D MajorD
I'd be the indians' friend
     E minorEm     BB
Let them live to be free
    C majorC    G+G
Ridin' into the sunset
 A minorAm  C minorCm  G+G G7G7
I wish might be.

Instrumental:
C7C7 G7G7 A7A7 G7G7 C7C7 D7D7


Verse 3:
G+G       E minor 7Em7
 I'd ride the desert sands
        Cmaj7Cmaj7
And through the prairie lands
Aadd9Aadd9  A augmentedA     Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Tryin' to do what's  right


Verse 4:
G+G        E minor 7Em7
 The folks would come to me
       Cmaj7Cmaj7
They'd say we need you here
  Aadd9Aadd9  A augmentedA     Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm
I'd stay there for the night,


Pre-Chorus:
E minor 7Em7
  Oh I wish I was


Chorus:
  D7D7    G+G   G7G7  C majorC  A7A7 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G
Oh oh oh oh oh, a wild west he - - - ro.
N.C.
Ride the range all the day
N.C
Till the first fading light
N.C.
Be with my western girl
N.C.
Round the fire oh so bright
      G+G    D MajorD
I'd be the indians' friend
     E minorEm     BB
Let them live to be free
    C majorC    G+G
Ridin' into the sunset
 A minorAm  C minorCm  G+G  G7G7
I wish might be.


Instrumental:
C7C7 G7G7 A7A7 G7G7 C7C7 D7D7


Chorus:
  D MajorD    E minorEm
Oh i wish I was
  D7D7    G+G
Oh oh oh oh oh
 G7G7  C majorC  A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA wild west hero
D MajorD    E minorEm
wish I was
  D7D7    G+G
Oh oh oh oh oh
 G7G7  C majorC  A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA wild west hero
 D MajorD   E minorEm
wish I was
  D7D7    G+G
Oh oh oh oh oh
 G7G7  C majorC  A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA wild west hero
 D MajorD    E minorEm
Oh i wish I was
  D7D7    G+G
Oh oh oh oh oh
 G7G7  C majorC  A7A7 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA wild west he - - - - ro


Outro:
G+G  D/F#D/F# E minorEm
 Wish I was
A augmentedA          Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G