Chords used:
E5: x799xx (type 1) and 022xxx (type 2)
C#5: x466xx
A5: x022xx
B5: x244xx
DROP-D TUNING!
Intro (notes coincide with words):
e———————————————————————-
B———————————————————————-
G–7–7–6—7—6—–7–6—7–7–6—7—6—-7-6——————-
D———————————————————————-
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
kick a song wit you, i can kick a song wit you, i can…….
e———————————————————————-
B-8-8-7—8—7—–8-7—-8-8-7—8—7—8–7————————
G———————————————————————-
D———————————————————————-
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
medicate wit you, i can medicate wit you, and i…………
e———————————————————————-
B–4-4—3——4—3————4-4—-3——-4–3——————-
G————————-3—————————-3—————
D———————————————————————-
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
always thought i’d have you, i always thought i’d have you….
e—16–16–16–16—————————————————–
B-13–13–13–13——————————————————-
G———————————————————————-
D———————————————————————-
A———————–11-11-12-11-9-9-9-7-9-10-9-7——————-
E———————————————————————-
almost fell apart….
e—16–16–16–16–16————————————————-
B-13–13–13–13–13—————————————————
G———————————————————————-
D———————————————————————-
A————————-11-11-12-11-9-9-9-7-9-10-9-7—————–
E———————————————————————-
almost feared the dark…
Chorus:
you, fell into my room, got an attitude, but we are only heroes
E5 (type 1) C#5 A5 C5 B5 (played quickly 7 times)
you, catapult me through, what’s a boy to do, when we are only heroes
E5 (type 1) C#5 A5 C5 B5 (played quickly 7 times)
end of chorus:
e———————–
B———————–
G-9-9-9—————–
D———————–
A———————–
E———————–
repeat verse and chorus, then at the end of the 2nd chorus…
e———————————————————————-
B————————–7—9—10–12–14————————– (vibrato on last
G———————————————————————- note)
D———————————————————————-
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
when we are only heroes , oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!!!!!!!!!!!!
nirvana rip-off bit:
e——————————————————————————-
B————–88889—————88889——————88889—————–
G——————————————————————————-
D-3—3/-5———–3—3/-5————3-3—3/-5—————3-3—3/-5—-
A-3—3/-5———–3—3/-5————3-3-0-3/-5—————3-3-0-3/-5—-
E-3-0-3/-5–0——–3-0-3/-5————3-3-0-3/-5–0————3-3—3/-5—-
elvis bit: (note changes don’t quite match words, listen to song for timing)
e———————————————————————-
B—-12-12-12—12-12-12———————————————–
G—-13-13-13—13-13-13————–13-13-13—13-13-13—13-13-13—
D————————————-13-13-13—13-13-13—14-14-14—
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
you …….. you fell into my room, got an……. atti—tude
e———————————————————————-
B———————————————————————-
G–13-13-13——————-14-14—-16——————————
D–14-14-14——————-14-14—-16——————————
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
but we are… only heroes
e————————————-
B————————————-
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4———————–
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4———————–
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2———————–
E————————————-
(scream!!!)
you, catapult me through, what’s a boy to do, when we are only….
E5 (type 1) C#5 A5
e——————
B——————
G——————
D-3-3—3/-5——-
A-3-3-0-3/-5——-
E-3-3—3/-5——-
repeat chorus chords again over humming bit then end on..
e——————
B——————
G——————
D-3-3—3/-5——-
A-3-3-0-3/-5——-
E-3-3—3/-5——-
lots of muffled brummie speak, and that’s it!!








