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