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Beatles - Petty - Johnny Cash - Eagles - John Denver - Dylan

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    My Hero

    Foo Fighters

     

    Intro:

    / (n.c.) - - - / - - - - /       (drums)

    / E5 - (C#5) - / E5 - (C#5) - /  (drums & bass)

    / E5 - (C#5) - / E5 - (C#5) - /  (enter lead guitar riff)

    / E5 - (C#5) - / x4              (full band)

    / F#5 - (A5) (hold) - /

     

    E5      (C#5)          E5       (C#5)

      Too alarming now, to talk about

    E5         (C#5)               E5          (C#5)

      Take your pictures down, and shake it out

    E5        (C#5)         E5         (C#5)

      Truth or consequence, say it aloud

    E5        (C#5)      E5            (C#5)

      Use that evidence, race it around

     

    Chorus (w/chorus octave riffs):

    A5 (2)                                   E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, watch him as he goes

    A5 (2)                                E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, he's ordinary

     

    / F#5 - (A5) (hold) - /

     

    (w/lead guitar riff):

    / (n.c.) - - - /

     

    E5         (C#5)          E5         (C#5)

      Don't the best of them, bleed it out

    E5         (C#5)          E5       (C#5)

      While the rest of them, peter out

    E5        (C#5)         E5       (C#5)

      Truth or consequence, say it aloud

    E5        (C#5)      E5         (C#5)

      Use that evidence, race it around

     

    Chorus (w/chorus octave riffs):

    A5 (2)                                   E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, watch him as he goes

    A5 (2)                                E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, he's ordinary

     

    / F#5 - (A5) (hold) - /

     

    Breakdown:

    / E5 - - - / - - (C#5) - / x2

    (w/ crescendo):

    / E5 - - - / x4

     

    E5        (C#5)  E5             (C#5)

      Kudos my hero, leaving all the best

    E5           (C#5)      E5         (C#5)

      You know my hero, the one that's on

     

    Outro Chorus (w/chorus octave riffs):

    A5 (2)                                   E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, watch him as he goes

    A5 (2)                                E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, he's ordinary

    A5 (2)                                   E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, watch him as he goes

    A5 (2)                                E5 (2)

        There goes my hero, he's ordinary

     

    / F#5 - (A5) (hold) - /

     

    End

     


    This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.