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