Holding Out For A Hero chords by Emery

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
| Dm   | Dm   | C   | C   |
| Bb   | Bb   | A   | A   |


Verse 1:
Dm                   C
 Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Bb                 A
Where's the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Dm              C
 Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Bb                   A
 Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

Chorus:
     Dm
I need a hero
           Am
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
   Bb
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
     F            C
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
     (Dm)
Fresh from the fight


Interlude:
| Dm   | Dm   | C   | C   |
| Bb   | Bb   | A   | A   |


Verse 2:
Dm
 Somewhere after midnight
   C
In my wildest fantasy
Bb
Somewhere just beyond my reach
    Am            A
There's someone reaching back for me
Dm             C
 Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
Bb               A
 It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet


Chorus:
     Dm
I need a hero
           Am
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
   Bb
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
     F            C
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
     Dm
I need a hero
           Am
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
   Bb
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
     F          C
And he's gotta be larger than life
   (Dm)
Larger than life


Interlude:
| Dm   | Dm   | C   | C   |
| Bb   | A   | Dm   | Dm   |


Verse 3:
Dm
 Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
C
 Out where the lightning splits the sea
Bb              A         Dm
 I would swear that there's someone somewhere watching me
Dm
 Through the wind and the chill and the rain
C
 And the storm and the flood
Bb         A             Dm
 I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood


Tag:
          Dm
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood
          Dm
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my


Outro:
| Bb   | A   |