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David Bowie - Heroes
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Heroes by David Bowie
Tabbed by: Jeremy
Email: billiejoefanclub@hotmail.com
Listen for strumming pattern.
Sounds like twice on the bass strings then the rest.
Have included the bass line as well because I think it adds a lot to the
song.
Chords
D G AM7
e|2|3| 3 |
B|3|3| 1 |
G|2|0| 2 |
D| |0| 2 |
A| |2| |
E| |3| |
Intro
D G D G
Electric guitar through verse
e|\5~~~~---5\7~~---5--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric guitar (runs from first AM7 of verse to end of verse)
e|3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----------3------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4----------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_bowie/heroes_tab.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-5^^^-3-5^^^-3---7^^^^-----------------------------------------------|
G|2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main bass line (plays pretty much through whole song)
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-5---------5-5-----2-0-------2-3-4--------------------------------|
E|55-7-5------55-7-5------33-----3-3----------------------------------------|
Outro bass line
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-5---------5-5-----2-0----------2-0-------------------------------|
E|55-7-5------55-7-5------33-----3-3---33-----3-3---------------------------|
Verse 1
D G
I.... I wish I could swim,
D G
Like the dolphins.... like dolpins can swim,
AM7 G D (Electric guitar enters)
Though nothing.... nothing will keep us together,
AM7 G D
We can beat them.... forever and ever,
AM7 G D
Oh we can be heroes.... just for one day,
chords x 2
Verse 2
D G
I.... I will be King,
D G
And you.... you will be Queen,
AM7 G D
Though nothing.... will drive them away,
Chorus 1
AM7 G D
We can be heroes.... just for one day,
AM7 G D
We can be us.... just for one day,
Verse 2
D G
I.... I can remember,
D G
Standing.... by walls,
D G
And the guns.... shot above our heads,
D G
And we kissed.... saw nothing before,
AM7 G D
And the shame.... was on the other side,
Chorus 2
AM7 G D
Oh we can beat them.... forever and ever,
AM7 G D
Then we can be heroes.... just for one day,
Outro
D G D
We can be heroes
G D
We can be heroes
G
We can be heroes
D
Just for one day.
