Chords for Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero

Tempo:
112.45 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

F

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero chords
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[Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] I'll send me a war with a gun in my [C] hand, [Gm] but [Cm] I'm a [Gm] hooligan.
My destiny's to make the right fight and lose, [C] [Eb] so lead me to the [F] slaughter.
[A] Now don't be afraid, come join the parade for [Gm] the autumn insect fights.
[Cm] It's an old-fashioned story, a poet [Eb] and a flory, [Cm] a ticket [A] for taking [D] life.
[Gm] [F] I don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
I don't [Dm] wanna die [Gm] for you.
I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
No.
[Dm]
[Gm] I'll send me a war in a faraway land.
[C] [Eb] I never knew [Gm] existence, subject me to the truth, to the horror and [Cm] pain, unto my might.
[Gm] [F]
[A] And what if I fail?
Will you put me in jail for [Gm] a murder?
I will not relent.
[Cm] Cause you're gonna stand to [Eb] the blood on your hands, so [A] decide if you forget and forget.
[D]
[Gm] I don't [F] wanna be [Eb] a hero.
I don't [Dm] wanna die [Gm] for you.
I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
No.
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Gb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gb] I'm [Fm]
[Cm] supposed to return, [A] come back, only to learn [Gm] that they hated, that I'm who they loved.
[Cm] Cause you're not satisfied till a [Eb] thousand will die [A] and your anger is paid for in [D] blood.
[Gm] I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
[Dm]
[Gm] I don't [F] wanna be [Eb] a hero.
[F]
[Gm] I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
I don't [F] wanna die [Gm] for you.
[F] I don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
[Cm] [Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] Cause I, I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a [Bb] hero.
[Eb] I don't [Dm] wanna die [Gm] for you.
[Dm] [Bb] [Cm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Johnny Hates Jazz - I Dont Want To Be A Hero chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Eb, Dm, Gm, F, Eb, Gm and Eb of chords. Set your pace at 56 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 112. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Ab Minor.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] I'll send me a war with a gun in my [C] hand, [Gm] but [Cm] I'm a [Gm] hooligan. _
My _ destiny's to make the right fight and lose, [C] _ [Eb] so lead me to the [F] slaughter. _
[A] Now don't be afraid, come join the parade for [Gm] the autumn _ insect fights.
[Cm] It's an old-fashioned story, a poet [Eb] and a flory, [Cm] a ticket [A] for taking [D] life. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] I don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
_ _ I don't [Dm] wanna die [Gm] for you.
_ _ I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
_ No.
_ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] I'll send me a war in a faraway land.
[C] _ [Eb] I never knew [Gm] existence, _ subject me to the truth, to the horror and [Cm] pain, unto my might.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _
[A] And what if I fail?
Will you put me in jail for [Gm] a murder?
I will not relent. _ _
[Cm] Cause you're gonna stand to [Eb] the blood on your hands, so [A] decide if you forget and forget.
[D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ I don't [F] wanna be [Eb] a hero.
I don't [Dm] wanna die [Gm] for you.
I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
_ No. _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ I'm _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] supposed to return, [A] come back, only to learn [Gm] that they hated, that I'm who they loved. _
[Cm] Cause you're not satisfied till a [Eb] thousand will die [A] and your anger is paid for in [D] blood. _
_ [Gm] I _ _ [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] I _ _ don't [F] wanna be [Eb] a hero.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ I [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
I don't [F] wanna die [Gm] for you.
_ _ [F] I don't wanna be [Eb] a hero.
[Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] Cause I, I _ [F] don't wanna be [Eb] a [Bb] hero.
[Eb] I don't _ [Dm] wanna die [Gm] for you.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Clark Datchler.

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