Lyrics by David Bowie. Music by David Bowie and Brian Eno
INTRO: D G D G
D G (Riff 1)
I - I will be King
D G
And you - you will be Queen
C D
For nothing will drive them away
Am Em D
We can meet them - just for one day
C G D
We can be Heroes - just for one day
D G (Riff 2)
And you - you can be mean
D G
And I - I'll drink all the time
D G
'Cos we're lovers and that is a fact
D G
Yes we're lovers and that is that
C D
For nothing will keep us together
Am Em D
We could steal time just for one day
C D
We can be Heroes forever and ever - what you say?
BREAK: D G D G (Riff 3)
D G
I - I wish you could swim
D G
Like the dolphins - like dolphins can swim
C D
Though nothing - nothing will keep us together
Am Em D
We can beat them forever and ever
C G D
Oh we can be Heroes just for one day
BREAK: D G D G
D G
I - I will be King
D G
And you - you will be Queen
C D
Though nothing will drive us away
Am Em D
We can be Heroes just for one day
C G D
We can be us just for one day
D G
I - I can remember (I remember)
D G
Standing by the wall (By the wall)
D G
And the guards shot above our heads (Over our heads)
D G
And we kissed as though nothing would fall (Nothing could fall)
C D
And the same was on the other side
Am Em D
Oh we can beat them forever and ever
C G D
Then we can be Heroes just for one day
D G D
We can be Heroes
G D
We can be Heroes
G D
We can be Heroes just for one day
G
We can be Heroes
C D
When nothing and nothing will help us
Am Em D
Baby we're dying then you better not stay
C G D
And we could be safer just for one day
D G
Oh-oh-ohhh Oh-oh-ohhh
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RIFF 1:
D G
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B-10-1210-
G----------
D----------
A----------
E----------
RIFF 2:
D G
E------------
B-10-7-1210-
G------------
D------------
A------------
E------------
RIFF 3:
D G D G
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B-10--10-12107/107/127/10--7/127/10-7/127/1210-
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
CHORUSY BIT:
C D
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B-------------------------------------------------
G-11b12b11-9-11---11b12b11-9-11---11b12b11-9-11---
D--------------12--------------12---------------7-
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
For nothing drive them away
Am Em D
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-11b12b11-9-11---11b12b11-9-11--11b12b11-9-11---
D--------------10--------------9---------------7-
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
we can meet them for one day
C G D
E----------------------------
B----------------------------
G---79-9B10---------9P7-9B10-
D-79-------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
heroes...one day
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CHORD LIBRARY
E A D G B E
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Am |
x 0 2 2 1 0 |
C |
x 3 2 0 1 0 |
D |
x x 0 2 3 2 |
Em |
0 2 2 0 0 0 |
G |
3 2 0 0 3 3 |