Hero Uke tab by Skillet

6 Chords used in the song: Em, G, D, C, Am, Ebm

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Year:  2009
Difficulty: 
4.33
(Intermediate)
Key: G, EmChords
Intro   Em Em       G G    D D     Em Em     C C    D D (2x)

Verse 1
Em Em
I'm just a step away
G G D D
I'm a just a breath away
Em Em
Losing my faith today
C C D D
falling off the edge today
Em Em
I am just a man
G G D D
not superhuman
Em Em
I'm not superhuman
C C D D
someone save me from the hate

Pre-Chorus
Am Am C C
It's just another war,
Em Em
just another family torn falling from my faith today
Am Am C C
just a step from the edge,
Em Em
just another day in the world we live

Chorus
Em Em G G D D
I need a hero, to save me now
Em Em C C D D
I need a hero save me now
Em Em G G D D
I need a hero, to save my life
Em Em C C D D
If a hero'll save me just in time

Verse 2
Em Em
I gotta fight today,
G G D D
to live another day,
Em Em
Speaking my mind today
C C D D
my voice will be heard today
Em Em
I've gotta make a stand,
G G D D
but I am just a man
Em Em
I'm not superhuman
C C D D
my voice will be heard today

Pre-chorus
Am Am C C
It's just another war,
Em Em
just another family torn my voice will be heard today
Am Am C C
It's just another kill,
Em Em
the countdown begins to destroy ourselves

(Chorus)
Em Em G G D D
I need a hero, to save me now
Em Em C C D D
I need a hero, just in time
Em Em Em Em
Save me just in time... Save me just in time...

Bridge
Am Am C C
Who's gonna fight for what's right?
C C Em Em
Who's gonna help us survive?
Em Em
We're in the fight of our lives
D D
And we're not ready to die
Am Am C C
Who's gonna fight for the weak?
C C Em Em
Who's gonna make 'em believe?
Em Em D D
I've got a hero I've got a hero
D D
Livin' in me
Am Am C C
I'm gonna fight for whats right
C C Em Em D D
today I'm speaking my mind and if it kills me tonight
D D
I will be ready to die
C C
A A hero's not afraid to give his life
D D Ebm Ebm
A A hero's gonna save me just in time...

Em Em G G D D

(Chorus)

Outro
Em Em
I need a hero,
Em Em G G
Who's gonna fight for what's right?
D D Em Em
Who's gonna help us survive?
Em Em
I need a hero,
Em Em G G
Who's gonna fight for the weak?
D D Em Em
Who's gonna make em believe?
Em Em
I need a hero,
Em Em Em Em G G D D
I need a hero!
Em Em C C D D Em Em
A A hero's gonna save me just in time

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SleepyE avatar
For the verse you can do D D DU DU and for the chors and maybe bridge you could do: D UDU DU DU
13 Sep 2022
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BlueUkuele avatar
I think you did a pretty awesome job on this one :) If you could do Awake and Alive? That would be epic :)
27 Mar 2012
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perhaps you could add a strumming pattern because it is difficult to find the strumming pattern for a rock song
04 Mar 2011
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"This song is the platform over which the whole record was written. Basically every day seems to get weirder, darker and scarier with thousands of people losing their homes and hurting over a wide variety of reasons. You see so much negativity on the news, especially this sense of violence that

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