Key: G
Introduction:
Gm F Bb2
I knew he was different in his sexuality
Gm Gm/A F
I went to his parties as the straight minority
Gm F Bb2
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity
Gm Gm/A F
He only introduced me to a wider reality
Gm F Bb2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm C2 Bb2
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
C2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am Dmhere...
- Lands a crippled airplane
C2 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
C2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
C2
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
Gm F Bb2
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 Bb2
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony
Gm Gm/A F
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity
Gm F Bb2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm C2 Bb2 Gm
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
Dm
But she's Nobody's Hero
C2
- Is the voice of reason
Am G
Against the howling mob
F
Hero
Am ---
- Is the pride of purpose
C2 G
In the unrewarding job
Dm
Hero
C2
- Not the champion player
Am G
Who plays the perfect game
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour boy
C2
Who loves to sell his name
Am G Dm
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero
Gm F Bb2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm C2 Bb2
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
C2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am
- Lands a crippled airplane
C2 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
C2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
C2
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
F Am C2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm C2 Am G
Hero
F Am C2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm C2 Am G
Hero
repeat to fade out.