Holding Out For A Hero
Bonnie Tyler (Steinman & Pitchford, 1984)
| [Am] | [Am] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] | [F] | [E7] | [E7] |
| [Am] Doo Doo Doo | [Am] Dooooo... | [G] Doo Doo Doo | [G] Dooooo... |
| [F] Doo Doo Doo | [F] Dooooo... | [E7] Aaahh | [E7] Aaahh |
| [Am] Where have all the | good men gone and | [G] where are all the | gods? |
| [F] Where's the street-wise | Hercules, to | [E7] fight the rising | odds? |
| [Am] Isn't there a | white knight u- | [Em] pon a fiery | steed? |
| [F] Late at night I | toss and turn and | [E7] dream of what I | need
Chorus
I need a | [Am] hero, | I'm holding out for a
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night
He's | [F] gotta be strong and he's | gotta be fast
And he's | [C] gotta be fresh from the | [G] fight
I need a | [Am] hero, | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the morning | light
He's | [F] gotta be sure and it's | gotta be soon
And he's | [C] gotta be larger than | [G] life, larger than
| [Am] (life) Doo Doo Doo | [Am] Dooooo... | [G] Doo Doo Doo | [G] Dooooo... |
| [F] Doo Doo Doo | [F] Dooooo... | [E7] Aaahh | [E7] Aaahh |
| [Am] Somewhere after | midnight, in my | [G] wildest fanta- | sy |
| [F] Somewhere just be- | yond my reach, there's [E7] someone reaching back for | me |
| [Am] Racing on the | thunder and | [Em] rising with the | heat |
| [F] It's gonna take a | superman to | [E7] sweep me off my | feet? | [E7]
Chorus
I need a | [Am] hero, | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night
He's | [F] gotta be strong and he's | gotta be fast
and he's | [C] gotta be fresh from the | [G] fight
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the morning | light
He's | [F] gotta be sure and it's | gotta be soon
And he's | [C] gotta be larger than | [G] life | [G]
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night |
| [Am] | [Am] |
Bridge
| [Am] Up where the mountains meet the | heavens above |
| [F] Out where the lightning | splits the sea |
| [Dm] I could swear that there is | someone, somewhere |
| [Am] watching me | [Am] |
| [Am] Through the wind and the | chill and the rain |
| [F] And the storm and the | flood
| [Dm] I can feel his ap- | [E7] proach like the fire in my | [Am] blood | [Am]
Chorus
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night
He's | [F] gotta be strong and he's | gotta be fast
And he's | [C] gotta be fresh from the | [G] fight
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the morning | light
He's | [F] gotta be sure and it's | gotta be soon
And he's | [C] gotta be larger than | [G] life
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night |
| [F] | [F] | [E7] | [E7] | [Am↓]
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#Last Updated 16/01/23 JJ
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Bonnie Tyler (Steinman & Pitchford, 1984)
| [Am] | [Am] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] | [F] | [E7] | [E7] |
| [Am] Doo Doo Doo | [Am] Dooooo... | [G] Doo Doo Doo | [G] Dooooo... |
| [F] Doo Doo Doo | [F] Dooooo... | [E7] Aaahh | [E7] Aaahh |
| [Am] Where have all the | good men gone and | [G] where are all the | gods? |
| [F] Where's the street-wise | Hercules, to | [E7] fight the rising | odds? |
| [Am] Isn't there a | white knight u- | [Em] pon a fiery | steed? |
| [F] Late at night I | toss and turn and | [E7] dream of what I | need
Chorus
I need a | [Am] hero, | I'm holding out for a
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night
He's | [F] gotta be strong and he's | gotta be fast
And he's | [C] gotta be fresh from the | [G] fight
I need a | [Am] hero, | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the morning | light
He's | [F] gotta be sure and it's | gotta be soon
And he's | [C] gotta be larger than | [G] life, larger than
| [Am] (life) Doo Doo Doo | [Am] Dooooo... | [G] Doo Doo Doo | [G] Dooooo... |
| [F] Doo Doo Doo | [F] Dooooo... | [E7] Aaahh | [E7] Aaahh |
| [Am] Somewhere after | midnight, in my | [G] wildest fanta- | sy |
| [F] Somewhere just be- | yond my reach, there's [E7] someone reaching back for | me |
| [Am] Racing on the | thunder and | [Em] rising with the | heat |
| [F] It's gonna take a | superman to | [E7] sweep me off my | feet? | [E7]
Chorus
I need a | [Am] hero, | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night
He's | [F] gotta be strong and he's | gotta be fast
and he's | [C] gotta be fresh from the | [G] fight
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the morning | light
He's | [F] gotta be sure and it's | gotta be soon
And he's | [C] gotta be larger than | [G] life | [G]
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night |
| [Am] | [Am] |
Bridge
| [Am] Up where the mountains meet the | heavens above |
| [F] Out where the lightning | splits the sea |
| [Dm] I could swear that there is | someone, somewhere |
| [Am] watching me | [Am] |
| [Am] Through the wind and the | chill and the rain |
| [F] And the storm and the | flood
| [Dm] I can feel his ap- | [E7] proach like the fire in my | [Am] blood | [Am]
Chorus
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night
He's | [F] gotta be strong and he's | gotta be fast
And he's | [C] gotta be fresh from the | [G] fight
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the morning | light
He's | [F] gotta be sure and it's | gotta be soon
And he's | [C] gotta be larger than | [G] life
I need a | [Am] hero | I'm holding out for a |
| [Em] hero 'til the end of the | night |
| [F] | [F] | [E7] | [E7] | [Am↓]
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#Last Updated 16/01/23 JJ
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