Chords for Keb' Mo' - I'm a hero

Tempo:
78.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

C

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Keb' Mo' - I'm a hero chords
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[Em] [C]
[G] [Em]
[A] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [G]
[Em] I'm just a working man.
[G] Sometimes I need a helping hand.
[Em] It's all [C] right.
[Em] They hardly ever noticed me.
They never raised my [G] salary.
[Em] It's [C] all right.
[F] Maybe I don't seem so bright.
[G] And my future's looking dim.
[F] And I'm running in a rat race
[D] that I'm never gonna win.
I may not be a [G] soldier
in the army.
And I don't have money,
fortune or fame.
[C] And there's nobody [G] out there
stroking my [Em] ego.
But when it comes to [C] my woman,
[G] [C]
[D] I'm a hero.
[Em] [G] [E]
[C] [G]
Don't know [Em] technology.
[C] Not as smart as I wanna be.
[Em] It's all right.
[Em]
But I know the recipe
[C] and the terminology [G] for love.
[Em] Sure enough,
[G] [F]
maybe she'd be better off
[G] with an educated [A] man.
[F] But she's my inspiration.
[D] And I'm doing the best I can.
I may not be a soldier
[Em] in the army.
And I [C] don't have money,
[G] fortune or fame.
And there's nobody out there
[Em] stroking my ego.
But when it [C] comes to my woman,
sweet [A] thing, yeah,
I'm a hero.
[G] My [B] baby loves me.
[Em] And she knows what [E] I mean.
And [B] when she holds me,
[Em] I feel like a king.
If I ever lose her,
[B] oh [D] Lord, what would I [A] do?
[Am]
I might [C] go crazy.
I may not [G] be a soldier
[Em] in the army.
[G] And I don't have money,
[C] fortune or fame.
[G] And there's nobody out there
[E] stroking my ego.
But when it [C] comes to my woman,
[A]
I may not be [G] a soldier
in the army.
I [C] don't have money,
fortune or fame.
[G] [G] There's nobody [D] out there
[Em] stroking my ego.
But when [C] it comes to my woman,
[D]
[G] I'm a [Em] hero.
[C]
I'm [G] a hero.
[Em]
[C] She thinks I'm [G] alright.
[C] Oh Lord.
[G] [Em] She [C] believes [G] I'm a hero.
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
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To learn Keb Mo - (Album Version) Im A Hero chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, Em, C, G, C, Em and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 39 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 78. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] I'm just a working man.
[G] Sometimes I need a helping hand.
_ [Em] _ It's all [C] right. _
_ _ [Em] They hardly ever noticed me.
They never raised my [G] salary.
_ [Em] _ It's [C] all right.
_ _ [F] Maybe I don't seem so bright.
[G] And my future's looking dim.
[F] And I'm running in a rat race
[D] that I'm never gonna win.
I may not be a [G] soldier
in the army.
And I don't have money,
_ fortune or fame.
[C] And there's nobody [G] out there
stroking my [Em] ego.
But when it comes to [C] my woman,
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] I'm a hero. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Don't know [Em] technology.
[C] Not as smart as I wanna be. _
_ [Em] It's all right.
_ _ [Em] _
But I know the recipe
[C] and the terminology [G] for love.
[Em] _ Sure enough,
_ [G] _ _ [F]
maybe she'd be better off
[G] with an educated [A] man.
[F] But she's my inspiration.
[D] And I'm doing the best I can.
I may not be a soldier
_ [Em] in the army.
And I [C] don't have money,
_ [G] fortune or fame.
And there's nobody out there
[Em] stroking my ego.
But when it [C] comes to my woman,
sweet [A] thing, yeah,
_ I'm a hero.
_ _ [G] _ _ My [B] baby loves me.
_ [Em] And she knows what [E] I mean.
And [B] when she holds me,
_ [Em] I feel like a king.
If I ever lose her,
[B] oh [D] Lord, what would I [A] do?
_ [Am] _
_ I might [C] go crazy. _ _ _
I may not [G] be a soldier
[Em] in the army.
[G] And I don't have money,
_ [C] fortune or fame.
[G] And there's nobody out there
[E] stroking my ego.
But when it [C] comes to my woman,
_ [A] _
_ I may not be [G] a soldier
_ _ in the army.
I [C] don't have money,
_ fortune or fame.
[G] _ [G] There's nobody [D] out there
[Em] stroking my ego.
But when [C] it comes to my woman,
[D] _ _
[G] _ _ I'm a [Em] hero.
_ [C] _
I'm _ [G] a hero.
[Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ She thinks I'm [G] alright.
[C] Oh Lord.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ She [C] _ _ believes [G] I'm a hero. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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