Hero Chords

Hey, If You Have More Than Five Minutes To
Learn This Song Then I Would Strongly Advise
Using The Recommended Chord Shapes. They’ll
Make The Changes Much Smoother For You As A
Player And Give The Song A Much More Clean And
Fluid Sound.
 
I’ve Also Tried To Include The
Chords I’ve Seen Marcus King Use Himself In
Videos Of Him Playing The Song So The Chords
I’ve Written Down Might Be Helpful If You’d
Like To Get As Close To His Style As Possible.
 
Just Look Out For An Asterisk * Next To A Chord
To Know When To Refer Back To Them.
 
 
RECOMMEND CHORD SHAPES:
 
   Amaj7 :      A7:      A:      Dmaj7:    D/E:    Fmaj7:   Amaj7:
 
e|----0------|---0---|---5---|-----X-----|---X---|---X---|---X---|
B|----2------|---2---|---5---|-----7-----|---7---|---10--|---0---|
G|----1------|---0---|---6---|-----6-----|---7---|---9---|---1---|
D|----2------|---2---|---7---|-----7-----|---7---|---10--|---2---|
A|----0------|---0---|---7---|-----5-----|---7---|---8---|---0---|
E|----X------|---X---|---5---|-----X-----|---X---|---X---|---X---|
 
 
-For An A Chord With No * Use The Open Chord-
 
 
Opening Riff:
 
e|------------------------0-|
B|--------------------1---0-|
G|--2------------2----2---1-|      Repeats 2X
D|--2---------2-------3---2-|
A|--0----3/4----------3---2-|
E|------------------------0-|
 
 
[Verse]
A                Amaj7 *
Those Soft Green Eyes
Bm                E
Never Told Me Any Lies
Bm                            E
But Your Lips Have Turned Me ‘Round
           A       E
A Time Or Two
 
A                            Amaj7 *
Tried To Prove That You Were Wrong
A7 *                F#7
But You Told Me All Along
Bm                             E
That You Weren’t Looking For A Hero
Bm                                         E
You’ve Done Your Time With Figures Made Of Stone
 
 
[Chorus]
A *              C#m
I’ll Let You Run Wild
          Dmaj7 *
I See You Smile
     D/E *   A
It’s All   I Need
 
A *              C#m
I’ll Let You Run Wild
                 Dmaj7 *
Know That You’re Style
     D/E *   A
It’s All   I Need
 
 
[Verse]
A    Amaj7 *
Your Hometown
Bm                E
Everybody Let You Down
Bm               E
They Could Never Understand
            A       E
A Girl Like You
 
        A                Amaj7 *
But You Kept Them On The Shock
         A7 *             F#7
Couldn’t Fit You In Their Box
Bm                        E
You Weren’t Looking For A Hero
Bm                                         E
You’ve Done Your Time With Castles Made Of Sand
 
 
[Chorus]
A *              C#m
I’ll Let You Run Wild
          Dmaj7 *
I See You Smile
     D/E *   A
It’s All     I Need
 
A *              C#m
I’ll Let You Run Wild
                 Dmaj7 *
Know That You’re Style
                Fmaj7 *
Is Something To See
 
It’s Clear Me To Me That
A           F#m           D
You Weren’t Looking For A Hero
     Asus4     A
When You Found Me
 
 
[Solo]
(Uses Chorus Chords)
A    C#m    Dmaj7  D/E  A
A    C#m    Dmaj7    Fmaj7
 
 
[Outro]
     A           F#m           D
That You Weren’t Looking For A Hero
E
Ain’t What You Need Baby
A           F#m            D
You Weren’t Looking For No Hero
E
Ain’t What You Needed
A           F#m           D
You Weren’t Looking For A Hero
     F         E    A
When You Found Me
 
[Opening Riff Returns (repeated 2X)]
Amaj9 *
X