ATTENTION: this tab is NOT by me, its by mickmars2, who listed it under "chad kroeger"
to the real thing than ver1 and the other ver that ripped ver1 :P (especially the part 
uses simple chords in the verse!!). The following is the tab posted by him----


I know that there's already a million versions of this tab, but most i've seen aren't
layed out like i do it. This is my interpretation of 'hero'.
Remember there's an acoustic in the verses and bridge, and electric in the choruses. (If
your only using one guitar, turn the volume knob down to use clean tone then up again
when the chorus comes in)

Eb tuning

* mute
/-slide up
\-slide down
x-mute
()-let ring
                       I'm so high            I can hear
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--1-------------0-------------3-------------1-----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Db--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Ab--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|

     Heaven.....
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Bb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Ab--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|

                       I'm so high            I can hear
Eb-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--1-------------0-------------3-------------1----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Ab--0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------|
Eb ------------------------------------------------------|

    Heaven.....                                 Oh but
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1--------|
Bb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1--------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2--------|
Db--3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------|
Ab--3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------|
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1--------|

    Heaven                  no  heaven       don't hear
Eb--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Bb--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Gb--5-------------5-------------5------------5----------|
Db--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Ab--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Eb--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|

    me.......                   And they say that a
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Eb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------|
*|

Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

  Wait......                  I'll hold onto the
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|

   Wings of the eagles and watch as they all fly
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

Away................
Eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Eb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
*|

                       someone told me        love will all
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--1-------------0-------------3-------------1-----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Db--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Ab--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------------|

    save us...............
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Bb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Ab--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|

                   well how can that be       look what love
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--1-------------0-------------3-------------1-----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Db--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Ab--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
Eb -------------------------------------------------------|

    gave us...............                  a world full of
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Bb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Gb--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Ab--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Eb--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|

    killing          and blood spilling that world never
Eb--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Bb--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Gb--5-------------5-------------5------------5----------|
Db--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Ab--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Eb--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|

    came                        and they say that a

Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Eb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------|
*|

Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

  Wait......                  I'll hold onto the
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|

   Wings of the eagles and watch as they all fly
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

Away................                    ahh........
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Eb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
*|

solo (this is how it's really done, with octaves)
guitar 1
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
guitar 2
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8\7/8\7/8\7-5-----------8\7/8\7/8\7-3-----------|
Db--xxxxxxxxxxx-x-----------xxxxxxxxxxx-x-----------|
Ab--6\5/6\5/6\5-3-----------6\5/6\5/6\5-1-----------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5---5---5---5---3---3---------------------------|
Db--5---5---5---5---3---3---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---1---1---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Eb--------------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---|
guitar 2
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5-----------7-----------12\10/12\10/12\10-8-----|
Db--x-----------x-----------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
Ab--3-----------5-----------10\8//10\\8/10\\8-6-----|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1

Eb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Ab--1---1---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Eb--------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
guitar 2
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--12\10/12\10/12\10-7-----5---5---5---8---8---8--10--10--10---12-|
Db--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----x-|
Ab--10\8//10\\8/10\\8-5-----3---3---3---6---6---6---8---8---8---10-|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Not sure about the exact bridge picking but here are the chord forms and the way i pick...

Now that the world isn't ending it's love that i'm sending to
Eb-----------------------------6-------------------8-----------|
Bb-----------------9----------9----------------11---------11---|
Gb---------------8---8-------8------------10-----10---------10-|
Db-------------6---------6--6--------8-------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

you..................             It isn't  the
Eb------------10---------------------10-----------|
Bb-------13--------13----------13------13---------|
Gb----12----12--------12----12-----------12---12--|
Db-10--------------------10-----------------10----|
Ab------------------------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------------------|

   love of a hero  and that's why i fear it won't
Eb-----------6----------------------8-------------|
Bb------9--------9------------11------------11----|
Gb----8----8-------8------10------10-----------10-|
Db--6------------------8--------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------------------|

    do                         and they say that a
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Eb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------|
*|

Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

  Wait......                  I'll hold onto the
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|

   Wings of the eagles and watch as they all fly
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

Away................            and there watchin us


Eb-------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------------|
Db--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
Eb--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|

   (watchin us)             (watchin us)
           there watchin us     as we all fly  aw...
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

...ay                           and there watchin us
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|

   (watchin us)             (watchin us)
           there watchin us     as we all fly  aw...
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

     (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeeeeaaah)
...ay                           and there watchin us
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb--------------------------------------------------|

   (watchin us)             (watchin us)
           there watchin us     as we all fly  aw...
Eb--------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|

..ay..........yeah....whhhooooooo
Eb-----------------------0--------|
Bb-----------------------1--------|
Gb-----------------------0--------|
Db-(3)-------------------2--------|
Ab-(3)-------------------3--------|
Eb-(1)----------------------------|

The bridge isn't exact but i'm absolutely positive the solo is right.
Hope it's okay.

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