Heroes Chords
Heroes by Peter Gabriel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Emadd4, Em9, Em/F#, Dsus, Em, Gsus, Asus, Em/B, Em/G, D, D/F#, G, C9, D7M, C, Bm, D7add4 and G7M. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
(strings)
Emadd4
e||3--|| ----|----|----|----||
B||5--||(continue)----|----|----|----||
G||2--|| ----|----|----|----||
D||---||----|----|----|----|--0-|----||
A||---||----|----|----|----|0---|----||
E||---||0---|0-0-|----|2---|----|----||
Verse
Em9 Em/F# Dsus
I, I wish I could swim
Em Em/F# Gsus
Like dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Asus Em
Though nothing will keep us together
Asus CM7 Em/B Em/G
We can beat them forever and ever
D
Oh, we can be heroes
D/F# G
Just for one day
D/F#
Oh, we can be heroes
C9
Just for one day
Verse
D7M Em
I, I will be king
D C Em
And you, you will be queen
Bm Em D7add4
Though nothing will drive us away
GM9 Em
Oh, we can be heroes
D
Just for one day
GM C9
Oh, we can be us
D
Just for one day
Em9 | C9
Verse
D7M C9
I, I can remember
D7M C9 Em9 C9
Standing, standing by the wall
D7M G7M
And the guards shout above our heads
D7M G7M
And we kiss as though nothing could fall
D7M Em D/F#
And the shame, the shame is on the other side
Em
Oh, we can beat them
D
Forever and ever
C9
And we can be heroes
D7M
Just for one day
OUTRO
(strings)
D7M