Year: 1990 - Album: Heroes
Written by Brian Eno, David Robert Jones
Intro D G D G Electric guitar through verse e|\5~~~~---5\7~~---5--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Electric guitar (runs from first AM7 of verse to end of verse) e|3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2---------------------------------------------| B|--------3----------3------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2---------------------------------------------| B|--------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------4----------2-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3-5^^^-3-5^^^-3---7^^^^-----------------------------------------------| G|2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Main bass line (plays pretty much through whole song) D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------5-5---------5-5-----2-0-------2-3-4--------------------------------| E|55-7-5------55-7-5------33-----3-3----------------------------------------| Outro bass line D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------5-5---------5-5-----2-0----------2-0-------------------------------| E|55-7-5------55-7-5------33-----3-3---33-----3-3---------------------------| Verse 1 D G I.... I wish I could swim, D G Like the dolphins.... like dolpins can swim, AM7 G D (Electric guitar enters) Though nothing.... nothing will keep us together, AM7 G D We can beat them.... forever and ever, AM7 G D Oh we can be heroes.... just for one day, chords x 2 Verse 2 D G I.... I will be King, D G And you.... you will be Queen, AM7 G D Though nothing.... will drive them away, Chorus 1 AM7 G D We can be heroes.... just for one day, AM7 G D We can be us.... just for one day, Verse 2 D G I.... I can remember, D G Standing.... by walls, D G And the guns.... shot above our heads, D G And we kissed.... saw nothing before, AM7 G D And the shame.... was on the other side, Chorus 2 AM7 G D Oh we can beat them.... forever and ever, AM7 G D Then we can be heroes.... just for one day, Outro D G D We can be heroes G D We can be heroes G We can be heroes D Just for one day.