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Song title:      Hero
Original Album:  Loma Vista (Family Of The Year)
Other Album:     Boyhood: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Words and Music by Joe Keefe
Copyright © 2012 Nettwerk Records
Published by Warner Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 5. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4 unless otherwise
indicated. Note that this is played quite briskly. The picking of each chord
takes 2 beats of each bar of 4/4. But listen and listen. You'll nail it!

The song actually features two guitars but I've transcribed for one.
I hope the tab below shows you the way. See what you make of it...


INTRO:

[play:]

  C
|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----2--------2------2--------2---|----2--------2------2--------2---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


2/4
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----2-----------|
|-3-------3-------|
|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - |



VERSE1:

  C
|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----2--------2------2--------2---|----2--------2------2--------2---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C
  Le______et me   go,                       I don't wanna   be your


  Am              Em
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------1---------------------|---------------------------------|
|------2--------2-----------0-----|-----------0-----0---------0-----|
|----2--------2--------2-------2--|------2--------2------2--------2-|
|-0-------0----------2-------2----|----2--------2------2--------2---|
|-----------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
          Am      Em
          he   -  ro,                       I don't wanna   be  a


  F                                  C              G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------1---------------|-----------1----------------3----|
|-----------2---------------2-----|----0---------------0----------0-|
|----3----------3------3--------3-|------2------2---------0---------|
|------3------3------3--------3---|-3-------3-----------------------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-----------------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 C                   G
  big man                Just wanna fight with everyone else


2/4
|-----------------|
|------------3----|
|---0-----------0-|
|------0----------|
|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - |


VERSE2:
Chords:
C  x32010    F  x33211
Am x02210    G  320033
Em 022000

Your...

  C
|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----2--------2------2--------2---|----2--------2------2--------2---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C
  ma__________squerade,                     I don't wanna   be  a


  Am              Em
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------1---------------------|---------------------------------|
|------2--------2-----------0-----|-----------0-----0---------0-----|
|----2--------2--------2-------2--|------2--------2------2--------2-|
|-0-------0----------2-------2----|----2--------2------2--------2---|
|-----------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am              Em
  part of your parade                       Ev 'ry -one deserves a


  F                                 C               G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------1---------------|-----------1---------------3-----|
|-----------2---------------2-----|----0-----------------0--------0-|
|----3----------3------3--------3-|------2------2------0--------0---|
|------3------3------3--------3---|-3-------3-----------------------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-----------------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 C                  G
  chance to                         walk with everyone else


 G
2/4
|-----------------|
|------------3----|
|------0--------0-|
|---0-------------|
|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - |


VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE2.

Chords:
C  x32010    F  x33211
Am x02210    G  320003
Em 022000

      C                             Am       Em
While holding down a job to keep my    girl around
                      F                     C                G
And maybe buy me some new strings and her a night out on the weekends


VERSE4:
           C                                Am      Em
And we can whisper things, secrets from my American dreams
                   F                 C                 G | % | 2/4 % |
Baby needs some protection but I'm a kid like everyone else


VERSE5:
    C                                Am   Em
So, let me go, I don't wanna be your    hero
                   F                   C                   G | 2/4 % |
I don't wanna be a big man, just wanna fight like everyone else


INTERLUDE:
Chords:
G/B x20003

[play: | C | % | Am Em | Em | F | C G/B | Am G | F G | G |]

Oooohs...


[repeat VERSE1 and VERSE2] 

[play: | C | % | Am Em | Em | F | C G |]


ENDING:
Notes:
* arpeggiate the final C.

  C               G           C*
|-----------------------------0---|
|-----------1---------3-------1---|
|----0--------------------0---0---|
|------2------2---------------2---|
|-3-------3-------2-----------3---|
|-----------------------------3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |