David Bowie – Heroes (ENG)
Guitar chords and lyrics of Heroes by David Bowie
Published 1977
Original key D
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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 beat them – just for one day
. C G D
We can be Heroes – just for one day
. D G
And you – you can be mean
. D G
And I – I’ll drink all the time
. D G
‘Cos we’re lovers and that is a fact
. D G
Yes we’re lovers and that is that
. C D
For nothing will keep us together
. Am Em D
We could steal time just for one day
. C Em D
We can be Heroes forever and ever – what you say?
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
D G
I – I will be King
. D G
And you – you will be Queen
. C D
Though nothing will drive us away
. Am Em D
We can be Heroes just for one day
. C G D
We can be us just for one day
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)
. C Em 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
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
. C D
When nothing and nothing will help us
. Am Em D
Baby we’re dying then you better not stay
. C G D
And we could be safer just for one day
D G
Oh-oh-ohhh Oh-oh-ohhh