My Hero Chords

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My Hero by Paramore is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G      Em             G          Em 
  too alarming now to talk it out 
G           Em                G           Em 
  take your pictures down and shake it out 
G          Em           G       Em 
  truth or consequence, say it aloud 
G          Em       G        Em 
  use that evidence race it around 
 
C                                    G 
  there goes my hero watch him as he goes 
C                                 G 
  there goes my hero he's ordinary 
 
G           Em           G           Em 
  don't the best of them bleed it out 
G           Em           G        Em 
  while the rest of them peter out 
G          Em           G       Em 
  truth or consequence, say it aloud 
G          Em       G        Em 
  use that evidence race it around 
G          Em 
  kudos my hero 
G               Em 
leaving all the best 
G             Em 
  you know my hero 
    G          Em 
the one that's on 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante