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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D A Em Bm
D G A D
Verse 1:
D
When I was a kid, I thought I'd save the world
D/C#
Running 'round and chasing all the criminals
Bm
Swinging on a web, flying in the sky
A Bm C# D Em
Shooting lasers from my eyes
D
But now I know it never was my destiny
D/C#
It's not my place in life, not who I'm meant to be
Bm
And I don't need the glory, I don't need the fame
A Bm C# D Em
And I don't wanna wear this cape
Pre Chorus:
Bm D/C#
'Cause on the inside (on the inside), I know it won’t last
D Em
On the inside (on the inside), I’m an outcast
Chorus:
D F#m
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
D F#m
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
Verse 2:
D
They build you up and then they're gonna tear you down
D/C#
They love you, then they hate you if you wear a crown
Bm
It's not that I don't love to solve a mystery
A Bm C# D Em
But life is hard enough with one identity
D
If silence is the voice of a new generation
D/C#
Then I could live up to all of your expectations
Bm
I'd hammer down hard, like I'm Iron Fist
A Bm C# D Em
Then disappear like I don’t exist
Pre Chorus:
Bm D/C#
And on the inside (on the inside), I know it won’t last
D Em
On the inside (on the inside), I’m an outcast
Chorus:
D F#m
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
D F#m
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
Bridge:
D A Em Bm
Hero, oh, oh, oh, oh
D G A D
Hero, oh, oh, oh, oh
Guitar Solo:
Chorus:
D F#m
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
D D/C#
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
D F#m
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
D F#m
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
Bm D/C# D A
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, oh, yeah
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Last Updated: March 28, 2026