Intro
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| Cb | Cb | A# | A# |
[Verse 1]
D#m C#
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Cb A#
Where's the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
D#m C#
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Cb A#
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
[Chorus]
D#m
I need a hero
A#m
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
Cb
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
F# C#
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
(Dm)
Fresh from the fight
[Interlude]
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| Cb | Cb | A# | A# |
[Verse 2]
D#m
Somewhere after midnight
C#
In my wildest fantasy
Cb
Somewhere just beyond my reach
A#m A#
There's someone reaching back for me
D#m C#
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
Cb A#
It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet
[Chorus]
D#m
I need a hero
A#m
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
Cb
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
F# C#
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
D#m
I need a hero
A#m
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
Cb
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
F# C#
And he's gotta be larger than life
(Dm)
Larger than life
[Interlude]
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| Cb | A# | D#m | D#m |
[Verse 3]
D#m
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
C#
Out where the lightning splits the sea
Cb A# D#m
I would swear that there's someone somewhere watching me
D#m
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
C#
And the storm and the flood
Cb A# D#m
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood
[Tag]
D#m
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood
D#m
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my
[Outro]
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