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My Hero

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1/177

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 177Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard EADGBe on 3 guitars and each has a capo on 1st fret
Chords used:
G
Em
Am
C
[Intro]
Hayley & Hunter
  G    Em    G    Em    G     Em   Am(Hold)    C(Let Ring)
Josh
          x4 this bar         then this one
e|-3-3-3-3-0h2---0h2-----|---------------|
B|-3-3-3-3---3-----3---0-|---------------|
G|-------------0-----0---|---------------|
D|-----------------------|------2-0------|
A|-----------------------|-0--------2-3~-|
E|-----------------------|----0----------|
[Verse 1]
(Hayley All chords)
  Gtoo aEmlarming now to Gtalk it outEm  
  Gtake your Empictures down and Gshake it outEm  
  Gtruth or Emconsequence, Gsay it aEmloud
  Guse that Emevidence Grace it aEmround
Hunter's Part in Verses:
        x4 this bar               x4 this bar
e|-------------------------|----------3--------3-------|
B|-3------3-3------0-------|-3------3----3---3---3---3-|
G|----0--------0-----0---0-|----0----------0-------0---|
D|-5----5---2----2-----2---|-5----5---2----------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
[Chorus]
(Hayley & Hunter are same here)
  Cthere goes my hero watch him as he Ggoes
  Cthere goes my hero he's ordinaryG  
Josh's Part in Chorus:
           x3 this bar
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
Josh:
e|------------0~-|
B|------------1~-|
G|------------0~-|
D|------2-0---2~-|
A|-0--------2-3~-|
E|----0----------|
[Verse 2]
  Gdon't the Embest of them Gbleed it outEm  
  Gwhile the Emrest of them Gpeter outEm  
  Gtruth or Emconsequence, Gsay it aEmloud
  Guse that Emevidence Grace it aEmround
[Chorus]
(Hayley & Hunter are same here)
  Cthere goes my hero watch him as he Ggoes
  Cthere goes my hero he's ordinaryG  
Josh's Part in Chorus:
           x3 this bar
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Interlude]
  G    G    G   Em(x2) 
  G(hold)
Hunter:
            x 4 this bar
e|---------------------------------|-------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0~----|
G|---------------------------------|-------|
D|---------------------------------|-------|
A|---------------------------------|-------|
E|---------------------------------|-------|
Josh:
     x4 this bar       palm mute in this bar x2
e|-2--3-2----------|---------------------------------|
B|--------3--------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Verse 3]
  Gkudos my Emhero
Gleaving all the Embest
  Gyou know my Emhero
the Gone that's Emon
[Chorus]
(Hayley & Hunter are same here)
  Cthere goes my hero watch him as he Ggoes
  Cthere goes my hero he's ordinaryG  
Josh's Part in Chorus:
           x3 this bar
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| h  Hammer-on

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My Hero

by Paramore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard EADGBe on 3 guitars and each has a capo on 1st fret

Chords used:

[Intro]

Hayley & Hunter

G Em G Em G Em Am C

(Hold) (Let Ring)

Josh

x4 this bar then this one

e|-3-3-3-3-0h2---0h2-----|---------------|

B|-3-3-3-3---3-----3---0-|---------------|

G|-------------0-----0---|---------------|

D|-----------------------|------2-0------|

A|-----------------------|-0--------2-3~-|

E|-----------------------|----0----------|

[Verse 1]

(Hayley All chords)

G Em G Em

too alarming now to talk it out

G Em G Em

take your pictures down and shake it out

G Em G Em

truth or consequence, say it aloud

G Em G Em

use that evidence race it around

Hunter's Part in Verses:

x4 this bar x4 this bar

e|-------------------------|----------3--------3-------|

B|-3------3-3------0-------|-3------3----3---3---3---3-|

G|----0--------0-----0---0-|----0----------0-------0---|

D|-5----5---2----2-----2---|-5----5---2----------------|

A|-------------------------|---------------------------|

E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

[Chorus]

(Hayley & Hunter are same here)

C G

there goes my hero watch him as he goes

C G

there goes my hero he's ordinary

Josh's Part in Chorus:

x3 this bar

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

G|-----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|

D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]

Josh:

e|------------0~-|

B|------------1~-|

G|------------0~-|

D|------2-0---2~-|

A|-0--------2-3~-|

E|----0----------|

[Verse 2]

G Em G Em

don't the best of them bleed it out

G Em G Em

while the rest of them peter out

G Em G Em

truth or consequence, say it aloud

G Em G Em

use that evidence race it around

[Chorus]

(Hayley & Hunter are same here)

C G

there goes my hero watch him as he goes

C G

there goes my hero he's ordinary

Josh's Part in Chorus:

x3 this bar

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

G|-----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|

D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Interlude]

G G G Em

(x2)

(hold)

Hunter:

x 4 this bar

e|---------------------------------|-------|

B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0~----|

G|---------------------------------|-------|

D|---------------------------------|-------|

A|---------------------------------|-------|

E|---------------------------------|-------|

Josh:

x4 this bar palm mute in this bar x2

e|-2--3-2----------|---------------------------------|

B|--------3--------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------|---------------------------------|

D|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-----------------|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

[Verse 3]

G Em

kudos my hero

G Em

leaving all the best

G Em

you know my hero

G Em

the one that's on

[Chorus]

(Hayley & Hunter are same here)

C G

there goes my hero watch him as he goes

C G

there goes my hero he's ordinary

Josh's Part in Chorus:

x3 this bar

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|

G|-----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-2-2-----------------|

D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| h Hammer-on

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