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Aminor

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Title: Hero Underground
Artist: Toploader
AmWhen and why did they lie
CUnder the same roof
FNeither knows what to Csay
AmMade his plans in his life
CNot according to his wife
FTried so hard to explain tCo her
So loneAmly
Chorus 1:
AmI'm a hero undergroGund, 
Another year another pFound
Everything is just the saGme
Nothing ventured nothing gaiAmned
AmAll you hear is the soGund of the hero 
unCdergroundE  
AmThis is life black and white
Cunder a grey sky
FWaiting for his moment to Ccome
AmWhen he dreams the colours bleed
CRed, Gold and Green
AmTried so hard to remain and Csleep
So lonely
Repeat Chorus 1
AmWhen and why did they lie
CUnder the same roof
FNeither knows what to Csay
AmMade his plans in his life
CNot according to his wife
FTried so hard to explain tCo her
So loneAmly
Repeat Chorus 1
Chorus 2:
AmHe's the hero underGground    
Another year another pFound
Everything is just the saGme
Nothing ventured nothing gaiAmned
AmAll you hear is the soGund of the hero 
unCdergroundE  
AmWhen and why did they lie
CUnder the same roof
FNeither knows what Cto say 

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Hero Underground

by Toploader

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Title: Hero Underground

Artist: Toploader

When and why did they lie

Under the same roof

F C

Neither knows what to say

Made his plans in his life

Not according to his wife

F C

Tried so hard to explain to her

So lonely

Chorus 1:

Am G

I'm a hero underground,

Another year another pound

Everything is just the same

Nothing ventured nothing gained

Am G

All you hear is the sound of the hero

C E

underground

This is life black and white

under a grey sky

F C

Waiting for his moment to come

When he dreams the colours bleed

Red, Gold and Green

Am C

Tried so hard to remain and sleep

So lonely

Repeat Chorus 1

When and why did they lie

Under the same roof

F C

Neither knows what to say

Made his plans in his life

Not according to his wife

F C

Tried so hard to explain to her

So lonely

Repeat Chorus 1

Chorus 2:

Am G

He's the hero underground

Another year another pound

Everything is just the same

Nothing ventured nothing gained

Am G

All you hear is the sound of the hero

C E

underground

When and why did they lie

Under the same roof

F C

Neither knows what to say

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