Intro:
Gm F Bb9 C9
Gm Gm/A F
verse 1:
Gm F Bb9
I knew he was different in his sexuality
Gm Gm/A F
I went to his parties as the straight minority
Gm F Bb9
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity
Gm Gm/A F
He only introduced me to a wider reality
Eb9
Gm F Bb9
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm C9 Bb9
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus1:
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
C9
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am < -- I hear a Dm here../ Z/
- Lands a crippled airplane
C9 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
C9
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
C9
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
solo1:
Gm F Bb9 C9
Gm Gm/A F Eb9 P.H.
-6--6--6-H-8-P-6------6--10-- | ----15--15-P-13---------------------------
------------------10--------- | --15--15-------13---13-13-13--13-11--<11>-
----------------------------- | -----------------------------------12-----
----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------
----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------
----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------
verse2:
Gm F Bb9
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 Bb9
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony
Gm Gm/A F
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity
Eb9
Gm F Bb9
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm C9 Bb9 Gm
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus2:
Dm
But she's Nobody's Hero
C9
- Is the voice of reason
Am G
Against the howling mob
F
Hero
Am <--- ( Dm )
- Is the pride of purpose
C9 G
In the unrewarding job
Dm
Hero
C9
- Not the champion player
Am G
Who plays the perfect game
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour boy
C9
Who loves to sell his name
Am G Dm
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero
solo2: repeat
Gm F Bb9
Gm Gm/A F
--------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------
------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-------------- | ----------------------------------------------------
------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------
Gm F Bb9
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm C9 Bb9
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus3:
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
C9
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am
- Lands a crippled airplane
C9 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
C9
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
C9
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
outro:
C9 G
F Am C9 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm C9 Am G
Hero
F Am C9 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm C9 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---- |