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 |