I Don't Want To Be A Hero chords by Johnny Hates Jazz

Chords with lyrics

Capo 3

Fmaj7: 133210

[Intro]

E minorEm D MajorD | E minorEm D MajorD | E minorEm Em | B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD |
E minorEm D MajorD | E minorEm D MajorD | E minorEm Em | B minorBm  D MajorD  |


[Verse]

  E minorEm
Oh, send me off to war
    D MajorD
With a gun in my hand
Am7Am7
But I won't pull the trigger
  E minorEm
Our destiny is here
      D MajorD
'Neath the red, white and blue
Am7Am7
So lead me to the slaughter

[Pre-Chorus]

   Fmaj7Fmaj7
Now don't be afraid come and join the parade
    E minorEm
For the ultimate in sacrifice
    Fmaj7Fmaj7
It's an old-fashioned story of hope and of glory
 Am7Am7         B minorBm
A augmentedA ticket for taking a life


[Chorus]

E minorEm D MajorD  E minorEm       D MajorD   E minorEm
I,   I don't want to be a hero
E minorEm       D MajorD    E minorEm D MajorD
I don't want to die for you
E minorEm       D MajorD    E minorEm B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD
I don't want to be a hero


[Verse]

  E minorEm
Oh send me off to war
   D MajorD
In a far away land
Am7Am7
I never knew existed
  E minorEm
Subject me to the truth
    D MajorD
To the horror and pain
Am7Am7
Until my mind is twisted

[Pre-Chorus]

  Fmaj7Fmaj7
And what if I fail will you put me in jail
   E minorEm
For a murder I will not commit?
     Fmaj7Fmaj7
'Cos you don't understand till there's blood on your hands
      Am7Am7         B minorBm
That it's time to forget and forgive


[Chorus]

E minorEm D MajorD  E minorEm       D MajorD   E minorEm
I,   I don't want to be a hero
E minorEm       D MajorD    E minorEm D MajorD
I don't want to die for you
E minorEm       D MajorD    E minorEm
I don't want to be a hero

E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bb majorBb | FF Bb majorBb | FF Bb majorBb | Bb majorBb |


[Pre-Chorus]

  Fmaj7Fmaj7
And those who return come back only to learn
   E minorEm
That they're hated by those who they love
      Fmaj7Fmaj7
'Cos you're not satisfied till a thousand have died
     Am7Am7          B minorBm
And your anger is paid for in blood


[Chorus]

E minorEm D MajorD  E minorEm       D MajorD   E minorEm
I,   I don't want to be a hero
E minorEm       D MajorD    E minorEm D MajorD
I don't want to die for you
E minorEm       D MajorD    E minorEm