[Intro] Am  C  F  E  Am  C  F  E

Am                                    Em
Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods?
F                                   E
Where's the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Am                         Em
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
F                                   E
Late at night I toss and turn and I dream of what I need

         Am                          Em
I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
     F
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
         C                       G
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
         Am                          Em
I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
     F
He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon
         C                    G
And he's gotta be larger than life
            Am    C  F  E  E7
Larger than life

Am                              Em
Somewhere after midnight, in my wildest fantasy
F
Somewhere just beyond my reach
        E
There's someone reaching back for me
Am                        Em
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
F                                      E      E7
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

         Am
I need a hero
                      Em                       Am
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
     F
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast
         C                       G
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
         Am                          Em
I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
     F
He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon
         C                    G
And he's gotta be larger than life
            Am    C  F  E  E7
Larger than life

         Am
I need a hero
                      Em
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night

Am
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
F
Out where the lightning splits the sea
Dm                     E                 Am
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me
Am
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
F
And the storm and the flood
Dm              E                           Am
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood
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Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood
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Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood! Aah! Aah!

[Estribillo] 

         Am                          Em
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
     F
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast
         C                        G
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
         Am                          Em
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
     F                       Dm7
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
         C                    G
And he’s gotta be larger than life
Am                          Em
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
     F
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast
         C                        G
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
         Am                          Em
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
     F                       Dm7
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
         C                    G
And he’s gotta be larger than life