Nobody's Hero
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[Intro: ]
Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2
Gm Gm/A F
verse 1:
Gm F Bbsus2
I knew he was different in his sexuality
Gm Gm/A F
I went to his parties as the straight minority
Gm F Bbsus2
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity
Gm Gm/A F
He only introduced me to a wider reality
Ebsus2
Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus1:
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am < -- I hear a Dm here... Z.
- Lands a crippled airplane
Csus2 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
Csus2
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
solo1:
Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2
Gm Gm/A F Ebsus2 P.H.
-6--6--6-H-8-P-6------6--10--|----15--15-P-13---------------------------
------------------10---------|--15--15-------13---13-13-13--13-11---
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------12-----
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verse2:
Gm F Bbsus2
I didn't know the girl but I knew her family
Gm Gm/A F
All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality
Gm F Bbsus2
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony
Gm Gm/A F
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity
Ebsus2
Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2 Gm
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus2:
Dm
But she's Nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Is the voice of reason
Am G
Against the howling mob
F
Hero
Am
- Is the pride of purpose
Csus2 G
In the unrewarding job
Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the champion player
Am G
Who plays the perfect game
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour boy
Csus2
Who loves to sell his name
Am G Dm
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero
solo2: repeat Gm F Bbsus2
Gm Gm/A F
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------10---11--|---18-18-18--18-16-15----------15--|-------10--11------
--12--10---10--|----------------------17-15-17-----|---12--10--10------
--12-------8---|-----------------------------------|---12------8-------
---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------
---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------
------------------|----------------------------------------------------
----------15--15--|---------16--15--16--18--(18)-----------------------
------15--15--15--|--17--15-------------------F------------------------
--15--15----------|----------------------------------------------------
--17--------------|----------------------------------------------------
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Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus3:
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am
- Lands a crippled airplane
Csus2 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
Csus2
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
outro:
Csus2 G
F Am Csus2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm Csus2 Am G
Hero
F Am Csus2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm Csus2 Am G
Hero
repeat to fade out.
SOLOS
INTRO:
D G A
|-2------------|-3------------|---------------------------------|
|-3------------|-3------------|-2---5-5-5-3-2-3---5---3---2-----|
|-2------------|-0------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2---2-----|
|-0------------|-0------------|-2-------------------------------|
|--------------|-2------------|-0-------------------------------|
|--------------|-3------------|---------------------------------|
VERSE:
D G A
|-2------------|-3------------|----------------------------|
|-3------------|-3------------|-2--------------------------|
|-2------------|-0------------|-2--------------------------|
|-0------------|-0------------|-2--------------------------|
|--------------|-2------------|-0------------------0-2-4---|
|--------------|-3------------|----------------------------|
CHORUS:
D A G A
|-2-------X---X-------------------|-3--------------------------------|
|-3-------X---X---2-------X---X---|-3---------------2-------X---X----|
|-2-------X---X---2-------X---X---|-0-------X---X---2-------X---X----|
|-0-------X---X---2-------X---X---|-0-------X---X---2-------X---X----|
|-----------------0-------X---X---|-x-------X---X---0-------X---X----|
|---------------------------------|-3-------X---X--------------------|
BRIDGE:
F#5 E5 (x3) G5 A5
||--------|----0---||------|------|
||o-------|----0--o||------|------|
||--------|--------||------|------|
||o-4-----|-2-----o||-5----|-7----|
||--4-----|-2------||-5----|-7----|
||--2-----|-0------||-3----|-5----|
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Contribuição: Renato Duarte Nogueira(renatodnbarbalha@bol.com.br)
How to play Nobody's Hero
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.