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[Intro]
G  C  G
G  C  D  G
G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D
[Verse 1]
  GWhat can I Clearn from Gyou,
  Gyour Clifetime and Dwhat you’ve been Gthrough?
How’d you Gkeep your Chead up and Ghold your Dpride?
In an Ginsane Cworld, how’d you Gkeep on Dtrying?
    GOne life can Ctell the Gtale
(that) if you Gmake the Ceffort, you Dcannot Gfail.
By your Glife you Ctell me that it Gcan be Ddone.
By your Glife’s the Ccourage to Gcarry Don.
[Chorus]
CHeGroes apDpear like a Gfriend
   CTo clear a Gpath or light the Dflame
(as) Ctime Ggoes, you Dfind you deGpend on your CheGroes
To Gshow you the DwayC  G  
[Verse 2]
 GWhat can I Clearn from Gyou?
(That I must) Gdo the Cthing I think I canDnot Gdo.
That you Gdo what’s Cright by your Gheart and Dsole
It’s the GimperCfections that Gmake us Dwhole
   GOne life can Ctell the Gtale
(that) if you Gmake the Ceffort, you Dcannot Gfail.
By your Glife you Ctell me that it Gcan be Ddone.
By your Glife’s the Ccourage to Gcarry Don.
[Chorus]
CHeGroes apDpear like a Gfriend
   CTo clear a Gpath or light the Dflame
(as) Ctime Ggoes, you Dfind you deGpend on your CheGroes
To Gshow you the Dway..  CHerGoes
G  G  C  D
G  G  C  D
[Tribute]
Sojourner GTruth, Eleanor GRoosevelt, Katherine CHepburn, Sally DRide
Susan B GAnthony, Harriet GTubman, Annie CSullivan, Gertrude DStein
Coretta Scott GKing, Amelia GEarhart, Lillian CHellman, Eartha DKitt
SacajaGwea, Ella FitzGgerald, Golla MayCaire, Dorothy DDix,
Louisa May GAlcott, Billie Jean GKing, Emily CDickinson, Lucy DStone,
Margaret GSanger, Clara GBarton, Billie CHolliday, Juliette DLowe,
Elizabeth GBlackwell, Rosa GParks, Lena CHorne, Beverly DSills,
Barbara Ruth GJordan, Helen GKeller, Indira CGandhi, Agnes De DMille,
Corazon AqGuino, Gloria GSteiner, Rachel CCarson, Joan of DArc,
Babe ZaGharias, Marlene GDietrich, Anne CFrank, Simone de BeauDvoir 
G  G  C  D
   GWhat can I Clearn from Gyou?

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Heroes

by Pat Humphries

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G

G C D G

G C G D

[Verse 1]

G C G

What can I learn from you,

G C D G

your lifetime and what you’ve been through?

G C G D

How’d you keep your head up and hold your pride?

G C G D

In an insane world, how’d you keep on trying?

G C G

One life can tell the tale

G C D G

(that) if you make the effort, you cannot fail.

G C G D

By your life you tell me that it can be done.

G C G D

By your life’s the courage to carry on.

[Chorus]

C G D G

Heroes appear like a friend

C G D

To clear a path or light the flame

C G D G C G

(as) time goes, you find you depend on your heroes

G D C G

To show you the way

[Verse 2]

G C G

What can I learn from you?

G C D G

(That I must) do the thing I think I cannot do.

G C G D

That you do what’s right by your heart and sole

G C G D

It’s the imperfections that make us whole

G C G

One life can tell the tale

G C D G

(that) if you make the effort, you cannot fail.

G C G D

By your life you tell me that it can be done.

G C G D

By your life’s the courage to carry on.

[Chorus]

C G D G

Heroes appear like a friend

C G D

To clear a path or light the flame

C G D G C G

(as) time goes, you find you depend on your heroes

G D C G

To show you the way.. Heroes

G G C D

[Tribute]

G G C D

Sojourner Truth, Eleanor Roosevelt, Katherine Hepburn, Sally Ride

G G C D

Susan B Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Annie Sullivan, Gertrude Stein

G G C D

Coretta Scott King, Amelia Earhart, Lillian Hellman, Eartha Kitt

G G C D

Sacajawea, Ella Fitzgerald, Golla Mayaire, Dorothy Dix,

G G C D

Louisa May Alcott, Billie Jean King, Emily Dickinson, Lucy Stone,

G G C D

Margaret Sanger, Clara Barton, Billie Holliday, Juliette Lowe,

G G C D

Elizabeth Blackwell, Rosa Parks, Lena Horne, Beverly Sills,

G G C D

Barbara Ruth Jordan, Helen Keller, Indira Gandhi, Agnes De Mille,

G G C D

Corazon Aquino, Gloria Steiner, Rachel Carson, Joan of Arc,

G G C D

Babe Zaharias, Marlene Dietrich, Anne Frank, Simone de Beauvoir

G G C D

G C G

What can I learn from you?

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