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[Verse]
 AmWhere have all the good men gone
And Gwhere are all the gods?
 AmWhere's the street-wise Hercules
To fCight the rising odds?
 AmIsn't there a white knight upGon a fiery steed?
 FLate at night I toss and turn and drDmeam of what I need
[Chorus]
I need a AmheroF  
I'm holding out for a Chero 'til the end of the Gnight
He's gotta be Amstrong
And he's gotta be Ffast
And he's gCotta be fresh from the fGight
I need a AmheroF  
I'm holding out for a Chero 'til the morning lGight
He's gotta be Amsure
And it's gotta be Fsoon
And he's gCotta be larger than Glife
Larger then life
[Interlude]
AmDa-da da-da, daF-da da-da
CDa-da da-da, daG-da
AmDa-da da-da, daF-da da-da
CDa-da da-da, daG-da
[Verse]
 AmSomewhere after midnight
In my Fwildest fantasy
 AmSomewhere just beyond my reach
There's Gsomeone reaching back for me
 AmRacing on the thunder and rGising with the heat
 FIsn't there a superman to Dmsweep me off my feet?
[Chorus]
I need a AmheroF  
I'm holding out for a Chero 'til the end of the Gnight
He's gotta be Amstrong
And he's gotta be Ffast
And he's gCotta be fresh from the fGight
I need a AmheroF  
I'm holding out for a Chero 'til the morning lGight
He's gotta be Amsure
And it's gotta be Fsoon
And he's gCotta be larger than life
[Bridge]
 Dm7Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
 FOut where the lightning splits the sea
 Dm7I could swear that there's someone, somewhere
GWatching me
 Dm7Through the wind and the chill and the rain
 FAnd the storm and the raging flood
 Dm7Oh, his approach is like a
           C(G)
Fire in my blood
Ill meet a Am7heroF  
And then we'll Cdance till morning light
Dreaming hAm7e'll lead me,F  
Held tCight, tonight's the night
[Chorus]
I need a AmheroF  
I'm holding out for a Chero 'til the end of the Gnight
He's gotta be Amstrong
And he's gotta be Ffast
And he's gCotta be fresh from the fGight
I need a AmheroF  
I'm holding out for a Chero 'til the morning lGight
He's gotta be Amsure
And it's gotta be Fsoon
And he's gCotta be larger than Glife
Larger than Amlife
[Outro]
(AmDa-da da-da, daF-da da-da)
Oh-CohG  
   (Da-da da-da, da-da)
Larger than Amlife!F  
          (Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)
(CDa-da da-da, daG-da)
Larger than Amlife...F  
           (Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)
Oh, Cmaybe...      mGaybe...
   (Da-da da-da, da-da)
Maybe toAmnight!F  
       (Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)
                C  GYeah
(Da-da da-da, da-da)
         AmOhF  
(Da-da da-da, da-da)
(CDa-da da-da, daG-da)
Am(RepeFat aCnd fGade)

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Holding Out For A Hero

by Ella Mae Bowen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm7

Am7

[Verse]

Where have all the good men gone

And where are all the gods?

Where's the street-wise Hercules

To fight the rising odds?

Am G

Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?

F Dm

Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need

[Chorus]

Am F

I need a hero

C G

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong

And he's gotta be fast

C G

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

Am F

I need a hero

C G

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure

And it's gotta be soon

C G

And he's gotta be larger than life

Larger then life

[Interlude]

Am F

Da-da da-da, da-da da-da

C G

Da-da da-da, da-da

Am F

Da-da da-da, da-da da-da

C G

Da-da da-da, da-da

[Verse]

Somewhere after midnight

In my wildest fantasy

Somewhere just beyond my reach

There's someone reaching back for me

Am G

Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat

F Dm

Isn't there a superman to sweep me off my feet?

[Chorus]

Am F

I need a hero

C G

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong

And he's gotta be fast

C G

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

Am F

I need a hero

C G

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure

And it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

[Bridge]

Dm7

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above

Out where the lightning splits the sea

Dm7

I could swear that there's someone, somewhere

Watching me

Dm7

Through the wind and the chill and the rain

And the storm and the raging flood

Dm7

Oh, his approach is like a

C G

()

Fire in my blood

Am7 F

Ill meet a hero

And then we'll dance till morning light

Am7 F

Dreaming he'll lead me,

Held tight, tonight's the night

[Chorus]

Am F

I need a hero

C G

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong

And he's gotta be fast

C G

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

Am F

I need a hero

C G

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure

And it's gotta be soon

C G

And he's gotta be larger than life

Larger than life

[Outro]

Am F

(Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

C G

Oh-oh

(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am F

Larger than life!

(Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

C G

(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am F

Larger than life...

(Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

C G

Oh, maybe... maybe...

(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am F

Maybe tonight!

(Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

C G

Yeah

(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am F

(Da-da da-da, da-da)

C G

(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am F C G

(Repeat and fade)

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