Holding Out for a Hero Chords by Bonnie Tyler

Tempo:
74.7 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F

Em

E

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Holding Out for a Hero chords
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[F] [A] [Am]
[G]
[F] [E]
[Am] [C]
[F] [E]
[Am] Where have all the good men [Em] gone and where are all the gods?
[F] Where does this street-wide purpose [E] lead?
The fight is rising [G#m] on, [Am] it's a nerve [Em] -racking street.
[Dm] Late at night, [E]
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm [Em] a hero till the end of the night.
[F] He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be [C] fast and he's gotta be [G] fresh from the fight.
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm holding [Em] on.
[F] He's gotta be sure and he's gotta [C] be [G] louder than life.
[Am] Louder, louder.
[C]
[F] [E]
[Am] Somewhere after midnight [Em] in my wild fantasy
[F] Somewhere just beyond my [E] reach, there's [Am] someone reaching [E] back to me.
[Am] Racing on, [Em] racing with the heat.
[Dm] It's gonna take [Em] [E]
[Am] [Em] a hero till the end of the night.
[F] He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be [C] fast and he's gotta be [G] fresh from the fight.
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm holding [Em] on.
[F] He's gotta [Dm] [C] be sure and he's gotta be [G] louder than life.
I'm [Am] the hero.
[Em] I'm a hero till the end of the [Am] night.
[A] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] I put him on a
[F] [Dm] leash.
I can [E]
[Am] sleep.
[A] I'm the turtle and the [F] [Dm] [E]
[Am] [A] [F#]
[Am]
[Em] [F] rooster.
He's gotta be [C] [G] ready for my fight.
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm holding [Em] on.
He's gotta be [F]
sure and [C] [G] [Am]
he's gotta be louder than life.
I'm holding [Em] on.
[F] He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be louder than life.
[C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]
[C] [G] [Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
E
2311
C
3211
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, Am, Em, F, C, F, E and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 37 BPM before aiming for the song's 75 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Minor.

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[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Where have all the good men [Em] gone and where are all the gods?
[F] Where does this street-wide purpose [E] lead?
The fight is rising [G#m] on, [Am] it's a nerve _ [Em] _ -racking street.
[Dm] Late at night, _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm _ [Em] a hero till the end of the night.
[F] He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be [C] fast and he's gotta be [G] fresh from the fight.
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm holding [Em] on. _ _
[F] He's gotta be sure and he's gotta [C] be [G] louder than life.
[Am] Louder, louder.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Somewhere after midnight [Em] in my wild fantasy _
[F] Somewhere just beyond my [E] reach, there's [Am] someone reaching [E] back to me.
[Am] Racing on, _ [Em] racing with the heat.
[Dm] It's gonna take _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] a hero till the end of the night.
[F] He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be [C] fast and he's gotta be [G] fresh from the fight.
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm holding [Em] on. _
_ [F] He's gotta [Dm] _ [C] be sure and he's gotta be [G] louder than life.
I'm [Am] the hero. _
[Em] I'm a hero till the end of the [Am] night. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ I put him on a _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] leash.
I can [E] _ _
[Am] _ sleep.
_ _ [A] I'm the turtle and the [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] rooster.
He's gotta be _ _ [C] _ [G] ready for my fight.
[Am] I'm the hero.
I'm holding [Em] on.
He's gotta be _ [F] _
sure and _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
he's gotta be louder than life.
I'm holding [Em] on.
_ _ [F] He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be louder than life.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the The Very Best of album.