My Hero chords by Dave Grohl

Chords with lyrics

(Riff 1)

e|--------0--0--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
BB|--------0--0--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
G+G|--------------4--4--7--4--4--4--7--5--5--5--|
D MajorD|--2--2--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
A augmentedA|--2--2--------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E MajorE|--0--0--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
  E MajorE      C#5C#5

(Riff 2)

e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|-----------------2--|
D MajorD|--4--4-----------2--|
A augmentedA|--4--4--4--2-----0--|
E MajorE|--2--2--------4--x--|
  F#F#       A5A5

Intro
(Riff 1 x4)
E MajorE C#5C#5 x4

(Riff 2)
F#F# A5A5

Verse 1:
E MajorE    C#5C#5
Too alarming now
  E MajorE   C#5C#5 (Riff 1)
To talk about
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Take your pictures down
    E MajorE   C#5C#5 (Riff 1)
And shake it out
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Truth or consequence,
E MajorE    C#5C#5 (Riff 1)
Say it aloud
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Use that evidence,
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Race it around

 (Riff 3)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-------------8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--6--6--6--6--|
D MajorD|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A augmentedA|--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------0--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A augmentedA      D#D#     E5E5     F#F#     A augmentedA      D#D#     E5E5     C#C#

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-------------8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--|
D MajorD|--------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A augmentedA|--------------6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--------------6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--|
E MajorE|--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------0--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
  E MajorE      D#D#     E5E5     F#F#     E MajorE      D#D#     E5E5     BB

 (Riff 3)
A augmentedA D#D#   E5E5 F#F# A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#D# E5E5    C#C#   E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  Watch him as he goes
A augmentedA D#D#   E5E5 F#F# A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#D# E5E5   C#C#  E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  He's ordinary

(Riff 2)
F#F# A5A5

 Interlude
e|--0--0--0-------0--0--0--|
BB|--4--5--4--0----0--0--0--|
G+G|-----------5-------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|

Verse 2:
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Don't the best of them
E MajorE     C#5C#5 (Riff 1)
Bleed it out
E MajorE      C#5C#5
While the rest of them
E MajorE   C#5C#5 (Riff 1)
Peter out
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Truth or consequence,
E MajorE    C#5C#5 (Riff 1)
Say it aloud
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Use that evidence,
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Race it around

 (Riff 3)
A augmentedA D#D#   E5E5 F#F# A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#D# E5E5    C#C#   E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  Watch him as he goes
A augmentedA D#D#   E5E5 F#F# A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#D# E5E5   C#C#  E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  He's ordinary

(Riff 2)
F#F# A5A5

Instrumental: E MajorE C#5C#5 (x4)

Bridge:
E MajorE     C#5C#5
Kudos, my hero
E MajorE       C#5C#5
Leaving all the best
E MajorE     C#5C#5
You know my hero
E MajorE     C#5C#5
The one that's on


A augmentedA  D#5D#5   E5E5 F#5F#5 A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#5D#5 E5E5    C#5C#5  E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  Watch him as he goes
A augmentedA  D#5D#5   E5E5 F#5F#5 A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#5D#5 E5E5   C#C#  E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  He's ordinary

A augmentedA  D#5D#5   E5E5 F#5F#5 A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#5D#5 E5E5    C#5C#5  E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#  E MajorE D#D# E5E5 BB
  Watch him as he goes
A augmentedA  D#5D#5   E5E5 F#5F#5 A augmentedA
  There goes my hero
D#5D#5 E5E5   C#C#  E MajorE  D#D# E5E5 F#F#
  He's ordinary

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