nobody's hero

intro: Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2 Gm Gm/A F

Gm F Bbsus2
I knew he was different in his sexuality
Gm Gm/A F
I went to his parties as the straight minority
Gm F Bbsus2
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity
Gm Gm/A F
He only introduced me to a wider reality

Ebsus2

Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart

Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease

F
Hero
Am Dm ??
- Lands a crippled airplane
Csus2 G
- Solves great mysteries

Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role

F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
Csus2
who'd love to sell her soul

Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero

Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2 Gm Gm/A F Ebsus2

Gm F Bbsus2
I didn't know the girl but I knew her family
Gm Gm/A F
All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality
Gm F Bbsus2
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony
Gm Gm/A F
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity

Ebsus2

Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2 Gm
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart

Dm
But she's Nobody's Hero

Csus2
- Is the voice of reason
Am G
Against the howling mob
F
Hero
Am <--- (Dm)
- Is the pride of purpose
Csus2 G
In the unrewarding job

Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the champion player
Am G
Who plays the perfect game

F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour boy
Csus2
Who loves to sell his name

Am G Dm
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero

repeat Gm F Bbsus2
Gm Gm/A F

Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart

Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease

F
Hero
Am
- Lands a crippled airplane
Csus2 G
- Solves great mysteries

Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role

F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
Csus2
who'd love to sell her soul

Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero

outro:
Csus2 G
F Am Csus2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm Csus2 Am G
Hero
F Am Csus2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm Csus2 Am G
Hero