Holding out for a Hero Chords! by Jennifer Laura Thompson, Stacy Francis, Rosalind Brown, Kathy Deitch

Tempo:
149.55 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

E

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Holding out for a Hero! chords
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[Am] Where have all the good men gone?
[Em] And where are all the guys?
[F] Yeah, where's the streetwise Hercules [A] to fight the rising [E] eye?
I'd like [Am] to know
Isn't there a white knight
upon [Em]
a fiery steed?
[F]
Late at night I toss and I turn
[Dm] I toss and I turn, ooh
I toss and I turn, ooh
And [B] I dream of
a [E] hero I need
I [Am] need a hero
[C]
[F]
Somewhere [Am] [E]
[Am] after midnight
in [G] my wildest fantasy
[F] Somewhere just beyond my reach
[E] there's someone reaching back to me
[Am] Racing on the sun
[Em] Rising with the heat
[F] It's gonna take [Dm] a superman
[A] [E]
[Am] Need a hero
For a [Em] hero till the end of the night
[F] He's gotta be
[G] [Dm]
[C] And he's gotta be fresh from the bite
For [Am]
[Em] a hero till the morning light
[F] He's gotta be sure
[G] And [Dm] he's gotta be soon
[C] And he's gotta be [G] larger than life
Larger [Am] than life
[A]
[C]
Larger [F] than
[E]
[Am] life
Larger than life
[F] [D]
[F] [Dm] [E]
[Am]
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill
And the [F]
[Dm] [E]
[Am] [Eb] rain and fire and light
[Ab] [A] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Em] Till the end of the night
[F] He's gotta be [G] strong
And [Dm] he's gotta [C] be fresh from the bite
[G] For [Am] a hero
[Em]
He's [F] gotta be sure
[G] And he's [Dm] gotta be soon
[C] And he's gotta be larger than [G] life
Larger [Am] than
[C] life
Do do do
[F]
Do do do
Do do do
[E] [Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
E
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
E
2311
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To learn Jennifer Laura Thompson, Stacy Francis, Rosalind Brown, Kathy Deitch - Holding Out For A Hero chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, Am, Em, F, Dm, C, G, A and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 74 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 150 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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[Am] _ _ Where have all the good men gone?
[Em] And where are all the guys?
_ _ _ [F] Yeah, where's the streetwise Hercules [A] to fight the rising [E] eye?
I'd like [Am] to know
Isn't there a white knight
_ upon [Em]
a fiery steed?
_ _ [F] _
Late at night I toss and I _ turn
[Dm] I toss and I turn, ooh
I _ toss and I turn, ooh
And [B] I dream of
_ a [E] hero I need _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ [Am] need a _ hero _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Somewhere [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ after midnight
in [G] my wildest fantasy _ _
_ [F] Somewhere just beyond my reach
[E] there's someone reaching back to me _
_ [Am] _ Racing on the sun _ _
_ [Em] _ Rising with the _ heat
[F] It's gonna take [Dm] a _ superman
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Need a hero _ _ _
For a [Em] hero till the end of the night _
[F] He's gotta be
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] And he's gotta be fresh from the bite
For _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] a hero till the morning light _
[F] He's gotta be sure
[G] And [Dm] he's gotta be soon
[C] And he's gotta be [G] larger than life
Larger [Am] than _ life
[A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Larger [F] than _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] life
_ _ _ Larger than life
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill
And the _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] rain and fire and light _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Till the end of the _ night
[F] He's gotta be [G] strong
And [Dm] he's gotta _ [C] _ be fresh from the bite
[G] For [Am] a hero
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He's [F] gotta be sure
[G] And he's [Dm] gotta be soon
[C] And he's gotta be larger than [G] life
Larger [Am] than
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] life
Do do do
_ _ _ [F]
Do do do
Do do do
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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