Holding Out For A Hero(Cavaco chords)

	        Intro Gm F Eb D Gm 

Verse 1:

Gm                                   D 
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods? 
Eb                                  D 
Where’s the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds? 
Gm                          Dm 
Isn’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’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast, 
         Bb                      F 
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight. 
         Gm                          F 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon, 
         D 
And he’s gotta be larger than life 
            Gm 
Larger than life. 

Verse 2:
 

Gm                             D 
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy, 
Eb                                     D 
Somewhere just beyond my reach there’s someone reaching back for me. 
Gm                        Dm 
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat 
Eb                            D 
It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet, yeah! 



         Gm                          F 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast, 
         Bb                      F 
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight. 
         Gm                          F 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon, 
         D 
And he’s gotta be larger than life 
            Gm 
Larger than life. 

Bridge:

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’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast, 
         D 
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight. 
         Gm                          F 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon, 
         D 
And he’s gotta be larger than life 



         Gm                          F 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast, 
         Bb                      F 
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight. 
         Gm                          F 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light, 
     Eb 
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon, 
         D 
And he’s gotta be larger than life 
            Gm 
Larger than life.
	        

Written by Dean Pitchford - Jim Steinman