Heroes and Heroines Chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] Heroes [Am] and heroines, [D] scarcer than [Bb] they've ever [F] been.
[C] So [Dm] much more to [F] lose than [Gm] win.
The [F] distance [C] never greater.
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Way [C] back when you [Dm] made [Am] history, by flying planes [Bb] across the [F] sea,
[C] [Dm] embarking on [F] your [Gm] odyssey, [C] you put [F] away the danger. _
_ [Bb] _ [Am] Heaven bless the [D] one who [Bb] flies, a [Am] pioneer on [F] frontier skies.
The world was [F] dark and your only [G] mark was the light of [C] the northern [F] star.
[Bb] I imagine [Am] what was [Bb] in your eyes, the seeds [Am] of rust and days gone [F] by.
Your [C] wings [Dm] hang in [F] a gallery sky.
[C] I wonder [F] how you're flying.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
Way out on the western [Am] plains, [Dm] the snow drifts high and [Bb] the dust wind [F] burns.
[C] The [Dm] Chinooks blow [C] their winds [Bb] across the mountains.
[F] _ [C] [F] A life that's never safe and [Am] dry.
[Dm] [F] Rodeos and riding high.
[C] Ladies [Dm] and [F] airmen get by [C] on six [F] guns and [Bb] white [F] lightning.
_ [Bb] Heaven [C] bless them on the [Bb] road, those drifters [Am] and their [F] dreams of gold.
The [C] world was [F] wide and [C] a [G] cowboy's soul could span [C] the whole horizon.
[F] [Bb] I imagine [Am] what was in your [Bb] eyes, the dust and the [C] dirt under [Bb] outlaw [F] skies.
[C] A piece of land and a stubborn [Bb] mind were [C] the only [F] things worth having.
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_ [C] _ _ _ [G] [F] Now they say [Dm] the moon is dust and [Am] ash [F] and [Bb] California's made of [F] cash.
[C] We're [Dm] waiting for those [C] hills to [Bb] crash into [C] the sparkling waters.
[F] _ Rain and snow and sun and [Am] wind.
You roamed the [Bb] earth and you spread your [F] wings.
[Am] Long [Dm] ago [C] my hero's [Gm] dreams [C] belonged [F] to all God's [Bb] creatures.
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Heaven [Am] bless the ones who [Bb] sleep, the ones who [Am] laugh and the [Bb] ones who [F] weep.
[C] Heaven [F] bless the ones who [G] keep their bearings [C] strong and certain.
[Bb]
And Lord [Am] help the [Bb] fool who said you better [Am] quit while [Bb] you're [F] ahead.
[C] A dreamer [F] born is a [C] hero [Bb] bred [C] on earth [Dm] and up in heaven.
[Bb]
And Lord [Am] help the [Bb] fool who said you better [Am] quit while [Bb] you're [F] ahead.
A [C] dreamer [Dm] born is [Am] a hero [Bb] bred [C] on earth [F] and up in heaven.
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