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Heroes

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eroes chords **
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse]
DI - I wish you could Gswim
Like the Ddolphins - like dolphins can Gswim
Though Cnothing - nothing will keep us toDgether
We can Ambeat them Emforever and Dever
Oh we can be CHeroes Gjust for one Dday
[Instrumental]
D G D G
[Verse]
DI - I will be GKing
And Dyou - you will be GQueen
For Cnothing will drive them aDway
We can be AmHeroes Em- just for one Dday
We can be Cus G- just for one Dday
[Verse]
DI - I can reGmember (I remember)
DStanding by the Gwall (By the wall)
And the Dguards shot aGbove our heads (Over our heads)
And we Dkissed as though nothing would Gfall (Nothing could fall)
[Bridge]
And the Cshame was on the Dother side
Oh we can Ambeat them forEmever and Dever
Then we can be CHeroes Gjust for one Dday
[Instrumental]
D G D G
[Outro]
DWe can be GHeroesD  
We can be GHeroesD  
We can be GHeroes just for one Dday
We can be GHeroes
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
D= G  
G= C  
C= F  
Em= Am  
Am= Dm  
D= E  
G= A  
C= D  
Em= F#m  
Am= Bm  
All chords in this song (11)

The story behind the song

"Heroes" tells the story of two lovers, one from East and one from West Berlin, dreaming of freedom and swimming with dolphins under constant fear of death. The song represents the tension between their love and the sense that the Berlin Wall will separate them. Bowie improvised the lyrics, inspired by seeing a couple kissing near the Berlin Wall, and placed the title in quotation marks as an expression of irony on the romantic and triumphant words. At its heart, it plays like a desperate, defiant declaration of love in the face of overwhelming odds.

AI-written from these sources:"Heroes" (David Bowie song) — Wikipedia ↗David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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About Heroes Chords by David Bowie

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