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