Holding Out For A Hero

Bonnie Tyler

Tom: C

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. 
 
CHORUS:

         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 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. 
 
CHORUS:
 
         Am                                         
I need a hero,   
                      Em                       Am 
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. 
Am  
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood, 
                                               Am     E 
like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood! Aah! 
 
[ REPEAT CHORUS ]