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


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

Larger then life


[Interlude]
Am             F
Da-da da-da, da-da da-da
C              G
Da-da da-da, da-da
Am             F
Da-da da-da, da-da da-da
C              G
Da-da da-da, da-da


[Verse]
Am
 Somewhere after midnight
      F
In my wildest fantasy
Am
 Somewhere just beyond my reach
        G
There's someone reaching back for me
Am                          G
 Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
F                          Dm
 Isn't there a superman to sweep me off my feet?


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


[Bridge]
Dm7
 Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
F
 Out where the lightning splits the sea
Dm7
 I could swear that there's someone, somewhere
G
Watching me
Dm7
 Through the wind and the chill and the rain
F
 And the storm and the raging flood
Dm7
 Oh, his approach is like a
C           (G)
Fire in my blood

           Am7       F
Ill meet a hero
               C
And then we'll dance till morning light
          Am7          F
Dreaming he'll lead me,
      C
Held tight, tonight's the night


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


[Outro]
 Am             F
(Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

   C              G
Oh-oh
   (Da-da da-da, da-da)

           Am             F
Larger than life!
          (Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

 C              G
(Da-da da-da, da-da)

            Am             F
Larger than life...
           (Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

    C              G
Oh, maybe...      maybe...
   (Da-da da-da, da-da)

        Am             F
Maybe tonight!
       (Da-da da-da, da-da da-da)

 C              G
                Yeah
(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am             F
         Oh
(Da-da da-da, da-da)
 C              G
(Da-da da-da, da-da)

Am   F   C   G
(Repeat and fade)