Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 5, or possibly in Em
Highest note is the 5 (in the bridge)
I play just once through the intro, play the first
verse slow and rubato, and hit it hard on the first chorus.
Am | Am7/G | Fmaj7 | Eaug | E |
x2, second time with “do do do” |
Vox on the 5
Am | G |
Where have all the good men gone and | where are all the gods? |
F | Eaug | E |
Where’s the street-wise Hercules to | fight the rising | odds? |
Am | Em |
Isn’t there a white knight u | pon a fiery steed? |
Dm | Eaug | E |
Late at night I toss and turn and I dr | eam of what I n | eed |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the end of the night |
F | |
He’s | gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast |
C | G | |
And he’s | gotta be fresh from the f | ight |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the morning light |
F | |
He’s | gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon |
C | G | |
And he’s | gotta be larger than | life |
Am | |
Larger than | life |
Am |
Do do do do |
Am7/G |
Do do do do |
Fmaj7 |
Do do do do |
Eaug | E |
Aaah | aaah |
Am | G |
Somewhere after midnight in my | wildest fantasy |
F | Eaug | E |
Somewhere just beyond my reach there’s | someone reaching back for | me |
Am | Em |
Racing on the thunder and ri | sing with the heat |
The “yeah” is an extra measure in this line
Dm | Eaug | E |
It’s gonna take a superman to | sweep me off my | feet, yeah! |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the end of the night |
F | |
He’s | gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast |
C | G | |
And he’s | gotta be fresh from the f | ight |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the morning light |
F | |
And he’s | gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon |
Empty measure after this line
C | G | |
And he’s | gotta be larger than | life |
Am | |
I need a | hero |
Em | |
I’m holding out for a | hero till the end of the night |
Bridge
Am | Am | Am | Am |
F/A | Dm/A | Bm7b5/A | Am |
Am |
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above |
F |
Out where the lightning splits the sea |
Dm | E | Am |
I could swear there is | someone somewhere | watching me |
Am |
Through the wind and the chill and the rain |
F |
And the storm and the flood |
Dm | E | Am |
I can feel his approach | like the fire in my | blood |
Ebdim7 |
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood |
Eaug | E | |
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my | blood, | aah |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the end of the night |
F | |
He’s | gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast |
C | G | |
And he’s | gotta be fresh from the f | ight |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the morning light |
F | |
He’s | gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon |
C | G | |
And he’s | gotta be larger than | life |
Am | Em | |
I need a | hero, I’m holding out for a | hero till the end of the night |
F | C | G |
Am |