Gene Watson

Everybody Needs A Hero(Ukulele chords)

Gene Watson

Key: F

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	        Intro:
F    C  Am 
C  G7  C 


Verse 1:

C He drove a '47 Buick Special F C Them dusty roads were hell on the shine G7 C F And about once a week, he'd be down by the creek C G7 C And I'd help him wash it sometimes C He had a pinstripe suit and a gold watch F C And a gold chain that hung from his chest G7 C F And he drank a little and he gambled a lot C G7 C He was a wild one, I guess
F C Oh, but everybody needs a hero G7 C Savannah Slim was mine F C Am When you're ten years old down in south Georgia C G7 C Heroes are hard to find
Interlude: F C Am C G7 C

Verse 2:

C Lord, how he loved country music F C He played an old Gibson guitar G7 C F At a roadhouse one night, he was called on to fight C G7 C Somebody pushed him too far C So he served a little time in prison F C But he served four long years in the war G7 C F It was in the Pacific where he got his tattoo C G7 C Two hearts in blue on his arm
F C Oh, but everybody needs a hero, Lord G7 C Savannah Slim was mine F C Am When you're ten years old down in south Georgia C G7 C Heroes are hard to find

Verse 3:

C Now, Mama says I turned out just like him F C She worries and prays that I'll change G7 C F I didn't know 'til a few days ago C G7 C Why he sent me his gold watch and chain
F C Oh, but everybody needs a hero G7 C Savannah Slim was mine F C Am When you're ten years old down in south Georgia C G7 C Heroes are hard to find F C Am When you're ten years old down in south Georgia C G7 C F7 Heroes are hard to find C G7 C Savannah Slim was mine

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