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We Can Be Heroes

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C F C Bb
C Bb
CI, I will be kinFg 
CAnd you, you will be queFen 
BbThough nothing will drivCe them away 
We can bGmeat them, for evCer and ever 
We can be HerGmoes, jBbust for one dCay 
And you, Cyou can be mean F  
And I, CI'll drink alFl the time 
'Cause we're loverBbs, and that is Ca fact 
GmYes we're loversBb, and that is thCat 
C F C F C
CI, I can Fremember 
CStanding, bFy the wall 
And the Cguns shot abovFe our heads 
And we kCissed, 
as thougFh nothing could fall 
And the Bbshame was on tChe other side 
Oh we can beaGmt them, foBbr ever and ever C  
We could Gmbe Heroes 
Cjust for one day 
COhh 
FWe could be Heroes 
COhh
FWe could be Heroes 
COhh 
FWe could be Heroes 
COhh 
FWe could be Heroes 
We're noBbthing, and noCthing will help us 
GmMaybe we're lying,
then you Bbbetter not sCtay 
GmWe could be safer, 
Bbjust for one dayC  
C   F   C    Bb    C   Gm   Bb

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We Can Be Heroes

by Ozark Henry

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C F C Bb

C Bb

C F

I, I will be king

C F

And you, you will be queen

Bb C

Though nothing will drive them away

Gm C

We can beat them, for ever and ever

Gm Bb C

We can be Heroes, just for one day

C F

And you, you can be mean

C F

And I, I'll drink all the time

Bb C

'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact

Gm Bb C

Yes we're lovers, and that is that

C F C F C

C F

I, I can remember

C F

Standing, by the wall

C F

And the guns shot above our heads

And we kissed,

as though nothing could fall

Bb C

And the shame was on the other side

Gm Bb C

Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever

We could be Heroes

just for one day

Ohh

We could be Heroes

Ohh

We could be Heroes

Ohh

We could be Heroes

Ohh

We could be Heroes

Bb C

We're nothing, and nothing will help us

Maybe we're lying,

Bb C

then you better not stay

We could be safer,

Bb C

just for one day

C F C Bb C Gm Bb

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