Hero chords by Steve Taylor

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
         D
When the house fell asleep
          F#m/C#
There was always a light
       D7/C                      G/B
And it fell from the page to the eyes
               D   G
Of an American boy

     D
In a storybook land
        F#m/C#
I could dream what I read
        D7/C                G/B
When it went to my head I'd see
             D    A
I wanna be a hero
             D    A
I wanna be a hero

        D
But the practical side
         F#m/C#
Said the question was still
         D7/C                         G/B
When you grow up what will you be?
             D    A2
I wanna be a hero
             D2
I wanna be a hero

Bridge 1:
C G
Hero
       A/G                      F#m                    D
It's a nice-boy notion that the real world's gonna destroy
G   A/G
You know
       Bm                E/G#             A                    Amaj7/G# A7/G
It's a Marvel comic book Saturday matinee fairytale, boy

Verse 2:
        D
Growing older you'll find
       F#m/C#
That illusions are bought
        D7/C                         G/B
And the idol you thought you'd be
                 D    A2
Was just another zero

             D2
I wanna be a hero

Bridge 2:
       A#            C
Heroes died when the squealers bought 'em off
A#/D          C/E
Died when the dealers got 'em off
F       C/G     F/A                       A#    F/A             A#
Welcome to the "in it for the money as an idol" show. Ha!

          C                      A#/D
When they ain't as big as life
          C/E
When they ditch their second wife
F           Gm7    F/A
Where's the boy to go?

Am7        C G
Gotta be a hero

       A/G                      F#m                    D
It's a nice-boy notion that the real world's gonna destroy
G   A/G
You know
       Bm                E/G#             A                    Amaj7/G# A7/G
It's a Marvel comic book Saturday matinee fairytale, boy

Verse 3:
         D2
When the house fell asleep
       D2/C#
From a book I was led
     D2/C               G/B
To a light that I never knew
                D2    A
I wanna be your hero

       D2
And he spoke to my heart
         D2/C#
From the moment I prayed
         D2/C               G/B
Here's a pattern I made for you
                D2    A
I wanna be your hero
                D2    A
I wanna be your hero
                D     A      D
I wanna be your hero