Heroes Chords

by David Bowie
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author Pencom [a] 30,874.
3 contributors total, last edit on Jul 4, 2024
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D
G
C
Am
Em

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Heroes chords
David Bowie 1977 (Heroes) *'this version'
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Heroes%22_(David_Bowie_album)
 
[Intro]
 
D  G  D  G
 
[Verse]
 
D                    G
I - I wish you could swim
         D                            G
Like the dolphins - like dolphins can swim
       C                                D
Though nothing - nothing will keep us together
       Am       Em            D
We can beat them  forever and ever
             C     G             D
Oh we can be Heroes just for one day
 
[Instrumental]
 
D  G  D  G
 
[Verse]
 
D             G
I - I will be King
    D                 G
And you - you will be Queen
    C                        D
For nothing will drive them away
          Am     Em             D
We can be Heroes - just for one day
          C  G              D
We can be us - just for one day
 
[Verse]
 
D           G
I - I can remember (I remember)
D               G
Standing by the wall (By the wall)
        D            G
And the guards shot above our heads (Over our heads)
       D                              G
And we kissed as though nothing would fall (Nothing could fall)
 
[Bridge]
 
        C                D
And the shame was on the other side
          Am           Em       D
Oh we can beat them forever and ever
               C      G             D
Then we can be Heroes  just for one day
 
[Instrumental]
 
D  G  D  G
 
[Outro]
 
D         G      D
We can be Heroes
          G      D
We can be Heroes
          G                   D
We can be Heroes just for one day
          G
We can be Heroes
 
* This version
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgkuM2NhYI
 
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54 comments
Rachel94
Nice tab, but the lyrics are out of order :) I I will be king And you You will be queen Though nothing will Drive them away We can beat them Just for one day We can be Heroes Just for one day And you You can be mean And I I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers And that is a fact Yes we're lovers And that is that Though nothing Will keep us together We could steal time Just for one day We can be Heroes For ever and ever What d'you say I wish you could swim Like the dolphins Like dolphins can swim Though nothing Will keep us together We can beat them For ever and ever Oh we can be Heroes Just for one day I will be king And you You will be queen Though nothing Will drive them away We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be us Just for one day I can remember Standing By the wall And the guns Shot above our heads And we kissed As though nothing could fall And the shame Was on the other side Oh we can beat them For ever and ever Then we can be Heroes Just for one day We can be Heroes We can be Heroes We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be Heroes We're nothing And nothing will help us Maybe we're lying Then you better not stay But we could be safer Just for one day
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Lee249
The version Rachel has typed is the original from the 1977 Heroes album and yours is the remastered version, I'm not sure why they changed it, but either way this is a great tab, thanks.
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Pencom
Hi...thanks ...however, I took the lyrics directly from the following video on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g The above tab matches exactly with that video. It may be that your lyrics come from another recording that I'm not familiar with. Thanks anyway.. Pencom Set8
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