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