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GJust an ordinary Emman
GThrown into a life I didn't pClan
Am7Suddenly Gmy world has chDsusangedD  
Am7I'm unprepareGd to make my DsuswayD  
GMy resolve is growing wEmeak
GSo unsure of who I'm supposed Cto be
Am7The one who takGes the noble DsuspathD  
Am7Or the one who wanGts what hDsuse can never haveD  
And I'm hCardly the hGero
Am7This is the onlDy thing I kEmnow to do
Am7To make it through
CBut I need you to beliDsuseve
That beneCath this braGvado
Am7I'd still give anDything to Emhave a chance
FTo get you back
CAnd I'm hardly Da hero for thaGt
GExuberant and terEmrified
GEvery time I look into your eCyes
Am7But I canG't entertain thDsuse thougDht No
Am7Cuz we both know IG'm not thDsuse man you thoughDt I was
Chorus
Bridge: 
EmThe ones I Bmlove will always Dsusbe
The ones who pay the Dprice
And sEmo I set asBmide my dreaDsusms
To Amdo the thBming that's Cright
And keep it Amall CinsideDsus  D  
And I'm hCardly the hGero
Am7This is the onlDy thing I kEmnow to do
Am7To make it through
CBut I need you to beliDsuseve
That beneCath this braGvado
Am7I'd still give anDything to Emhave a chance
  Am-Bm-C  
To get you back
      Am-  Bm-             C  Em  
And I'm hardly a hero for that
Yeah IC'm hardlDy a hero

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Hardly A Hero

by Levi Kreis

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Am7

Dsus

G Em

Just an ordinary man

G C

Thrown into a life I didn't plan

Am7 G Dsus D

Suddenly my world has changed

Am7 G Dsus D

I'm unprepared to make my way

G Em

My resolve is growing weak

G C

So unsure of who I'm supposed to be

Am7 G Dsus D

The one who takes the noble path

Am7 G Dsus D

Or the one who wants what he can never have

C G

And I'm hardly the hero

Am7 D Em

This is the only thing I know to do

Am7

To make it through

C Dsus

But I need you to believe

C G

That beneath this bravado

Am7 D Em

I'd still give anything to have a chance

To get you back

C D G

And I'm hardly a hero for that

G Em

Exuberant and terrified

G C

Every time I look into your eyes

Am7 G Dsus D

But I can't entertain the thought No

Am7 G Dsus D

Cuz we both know I'm not the man you thought I was

Chorus

Bridge:

Em Bm Dsus

The ones I love will always be

The ones who pay the price

Em Bm Dsus

And so I set aside my dreams

Am Bm C

To do the thing that's right

Am C Dsus D

And keep it all inside

C G

And I'm hardly the hero

Am7 D Em

This is the only thing I know to do

Am7

To make it through

C Dsus

But I need you to believe

C G

That beneath this bravado

Am7 D Em

I'd still give anything to have a chance

Am Bm C

To get you back

Am Bm C Em

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And I'm hardly a hero for that

C D

Yeah I'm hardly a hero

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