Heroes chords
by David BowieSong Key: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 112 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: D, Em, G, Am, C
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Heroes
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D G D G
Intro: 4/4 | | % | | % | | % | | % |
D G
1. I... I wish you could swim
D G
Like the dol-phins, like dol-phins can swim
C D
Though noth-ing, noth-ing will keep us to-ge-ther
Am Em D
We can beat them, for ev-er and ev-er
C G D
Oh we can be heroes, just for one | day | % |
D G D G
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D G
2. I... I will be king
D G
And you, you will be queen
C D
Though noth-ing will drive them a-way
Am Em D
We can be he-roes, just for one day
C G D
We can be us, just for one | day | % |
D G
3. I... I can re-mem-ber (I remember)
D G
Stand-ing, by the wall (by the wall)
D G
And the guns shot o-ver our heads (over our heads)
D G
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
C D
And the shame was on the o-ther side
C Em D
Oh we can beat them, for ev-er and ev-er
C G D
Then we could be her-oes, just for one | day | % |
D G
| | We can be | he-roes | % |
D G
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D G D
| | We can be | he-roes | Just for one | day |...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: D Major - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 112
- Voice Range: A3 - F#5
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Brian Eno, David Bowie
- Lyrics Begin: I, I wish you could swim,
- Genre: Art rock
- Featured Artist: David Bowie
- Single:
Recorded: July–August 1977
Released: 23 September 1977
B-side: V-2 Schneider - Album: Heroes
Recorded: July–August 1977
Released: 14 October 1977
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| Song | Capo | Key | Core Chords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashes To Ashes | +1 | G | G, G7, G#dim7, Am, Am7, A7, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F |
| Changes | - | C | C, Cmaj7, Db6, Dbmaj7, D, Dm7, Eb7, Ebm7, Em, Em7, F, Fmaj7, G, G7, G11, G13, Am, Bbsus2 |
| Golden Years | - | F# | F#, G, Am, A#dim7, Bm, C, D, E, Em7 |
| Lazarus | - | Am | Am, C, D, F, G |
| Space Oddity | - | C | C, D, D7, E, E7, Em, Em7, F, Fmaj7, Fm, G, A, Am, Am7, Bbmaj7 |
| Starman | - | Bb→F | Bb, Bbm, C, C7, D7, Dm, F, Gm, Ab, A, Am |
| Suffragette City | - | A | A, B, C, D, E, F, G |
| The Man Who Sold The World | - | Dm | Dm, F, Gm, A7, Bbm, C |
