Key: Gm
Introduction: Gm F Eb D Gm
Gm D
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Eb D
Where&rsquo s the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Gm Dm
Isn&rsquo t there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Eb D
Late at night I toss and turn and I dream of what I need.
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the end of the night,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be strong and he&rsquo s gotta be fast,
Bb F
And he&rsquo s gotta be fresh from the fight.
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the morning light,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be sure, and it&rsquo s gotta be soon,
D
And he&rsquo s gotta be larger than life
Gm
Larger than life.
Gm D
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy,
Eb D
Somewhere just beyond my reach there&rsquo s someone reaching back for me.
Gm Dm
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
Eb D
It&rsquo s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet, yeah!
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the end of the night,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be strong and he&rsquo s gotta be fast,
Bb F
And he&rsquo s gotta be fresh from the fight.
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the morning light,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be sure, and it&rsquo s gotta be soon,
D
And he&rsquo s gotta be larger than life
Gm
Larger than life.
Gm
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above,
F
out where the lightning splits the sea,
Eb D Gm
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me.
Gm
Through the wind and the chill and the rain,
F
and the storm and the flood,
Eb D Gm
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the end of the night,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be strong and he&rsquo s gotta be fast,
D
And he&rsquo s gotta be fresh from the fight.
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the morning light,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be sure, and it&rsquo s gotta be soon,
D
And he&rsquo s gotta be larger than life
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the end of the night,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be strong and he&rsquo s gotta be fast,
Bb F
And he&rsquo s gotta be fresh from the fight.
Gm F
I need a hero, I&rsquo m holding out for a hero &lsquo til the morning light,
Eb
He&rsquo s gotta be sure, and it&rsquo s gotta be soon,
D
And he&rsquo s gotta be larger than life
Gm
Larger than life.