I'll Be A Hero When I Strike Chords
I'll Be A Hero When I Strike by Merle Haggard is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, C7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C
All because I walk a different street
And not helloed by some I meet
G7 C
That don't mean that what I do is right
Those that said that I was wrong
Now say they knew it all along
G7 C
Cause I'll be a hero when I strike
C7
I'll be a hero when I strike
F C
Come up tight and out of sight
F
They'll say I'm dynamite
C
And they'd like to be there when I light
G7 C
Cause I'll be a hero when I strike
I love God and the flag
And I ain't the kind to stand and brag
G7 C
And I'm the kind to stand right up and fight
Don't need a uniform to wear
To make the people stop and stare
G7 C
Cause Hoss I'll be a hero when I strike
C7
I'll be a hero when I strike
F C
Come up tight and out of sight
F
They'll say I'm dynamite
C
And they'd like to be there when I light
G7 C
Cause I'll be a hero when I strike
Won't shake hands until I'm sore
Wear medals hangin' to the floor
G7 C
They'll throw rocks at Franklin and his kind
They'll say boy ain't that cowboy hot
There ain't nothin' he ain't got
G7 C
But I'm gonna be a hero when I strike
C7
I'll be a hero when I strike
F C
Come up tight and out of sight
F
They'll say I'm dynamite
C
And they'd like to be there when I light
G7 C
Cause I'll be a hero when I strike