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Time For Heroes

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[Intro]
A7
[Verse 1]
Did you see the Dstylish F#mkids in the riot?
BmShovelled up like muck, and set Gthe Gnight Gon Gfire.
GWomGbles Dbleed.  Truncheons and F#mShields,
GYou know I cherish you my Alove.
[Verse 2]
But there's a Drumour spread nasty F#mdisease around town,
BmCaught round the houses with Gyour GtrouGsers Gdown.
GA Ghead Drush, in the F#mbush, you know I Gcherish you my Alove.
Oh, how I Gcherish you my Alove,A  A  G#  G  
[Chorus 1]
Tell me what can you Gmwant, now you've got it all.
DAh the scene is oD7bscene, time'll strip it Gaway, a year and a Eday.
And Bill ABones, Bill Bones knows what I mean,
He knows it's Deating, it's F#mchewing me up,
And it's not Bmright for young lungs to be GcoughGing Gup Gblood.G..
[Verse 3]
GIt's aDll, it's all in my hF#mands, Gand it's all up the Awalls.
All the Dstale chips are up, and they F#mhope stakes are down,
It's these Bmignorant faces, they Gbring Gthis Gtown Gdown.G  
GI Dsighed, and sunken with F#mpride,
I Gpassed myself down on my Aknees,
Yes I Gpassed myself down on my Aknees,A  A  G#  G  
[Chorus 2]
Now tell me what can you Gmwant, see you've got it Dall.
The whole scene is obD7scene,
Time will strip it aGway, a year and a Eday.
And Bill ABones, Bill Bones knows what I mean.
He knows there's Dfewer more diF#mstressing sights,
Then that of an BmEnglish man in a GbaseGball Gcap.
GNow Gwe'll Ddie in the class we were F#mborn,
And that's a Gclass of our own, my Alove.
A Gclass of our own, my Alove.
[Solo]
D      F#m     Bm     G
D      F#m     G      A
D      F#m     Bm     G
D      F#m     G      A
[Bridge]
DAhh, ah,
F#mAhh, ah,
BmAhh, ah ahh ahGhh.
DAhh, ah,
F#mAhh, ah,
GAh, ah ahh ahhhA.
[Verse 4]
Did you see the Dstylish F#mkids in the riot?
BmShovelled up like muck, and set Gthe Gnight Gon Gfire.
GWomGbles Dbleed.  Truncheons and F#mShields,
You know I cherish you Gmy love.A  
And I Gcherish you my Alove.A  A  A  D  

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The story behind the song

"Time For Heroes," from The Libertines' debut album Up the Bracket, draws directly from singer/guitarist Pete Doherty's experiences with police actions during the London May Day Riots of 2000. Doherty explained that the "wombles" mentioned in the lyrics were rioters who dressed like the TV characters, complete with tinfoil shields and wobbly truncheons, to mimic the riot police. This song captures a raw, confrontational energy, reflecting the spirit of defiance and the chaos of those events. Playing it means channeling a sense of rebellious spirit and a keen observation of societal clashes.

AI-written from these sources:Time for Heroes — Wikipedia ↗The Libertines — Wikipedia ↗

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Time For Heroes

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F#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D F#m

Did you see the stylish kids in the riot?

Bm G G G G

Shovelled up like muck, and set the night on fire.

G G D F#m

Wombles bleed. Truncheons and Shields,

G A

You know I cherish you my love.

[Verse 2]

D F#m

But there's a rumour spread nasty disease around town,

Bm G G G G

Caught round the houses with your trousers down.

G G D F#m G A

A head rush, in the bush, you know I cherish you my love.

G A A A G# G

Oh, how I cherish you my love,

[Chorus 1]

Tell me what can you want, now you've got it all.

D D7 G E

Ah the scene is obscene, time'll strip it away, a year and a day.

And Bill Bones, Bill Bones knows what I mean,

D F#m

He knows it's eating, it's chewing me up,

Bm G G G G G

And it's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood...

[Verse 3]

G D F#m G A

It's all, it's all in my hands, and it's all up the walls.

D F#m

All the stale chips are up, and they hope stakes are down,

Bm G G G G G

It's these ignorant faces, they bring this town down.

G D F#m

I sighed, and sunken with pride,

G A

I passed myself down on my knees,

G A A A G# G

Yes I passed myself down on my knees,

[Chorus 2]

Gm D

Now tell me what can you want, see you've got it all.

The whole scene is obscene,

G E

Time will strip it away, a year and a day.

And Bill Bones, Bill Bones knows what I mean.

D F#m

He knows there's fewer more distressing sights,

Bm G G G

Then that of an English man in a baseball cap.

G G D F#m

Now we'll die in the class we were born,

G A

And that's a class of our own, my love.

G A

A class of our own, my love.

[Solo]

D F#m Bm G

D F#m G A

D F#m Bm G

D F#m G A

[Bridge]

Ahh, ah,

F#m

Ahh, ah,

Bm G

Ahh, ah ahh ahhh.

Ahh, ah,

F#m

Ahh, ah,

G A

Ah, ah ahh ahhh.

[Verse 4]

D F#m

Did you see the stylish kids in the riot?

Bm G G G G

Shovelled up like muck, and set the night on fire.

G G D F#m

Wombles bleed. Truncheons and Shields,

G A

You know I cherish you my love.

G A A A A D

And I cherish you my love.

About Time For Heroes Chords by The Libertines

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