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Did You Know? Bowie's performance of Heroes in Berlin 1987 was considered a catalyst to the eventual fall of the Berlin wall. After his death in 2016 the German government thanked him for 'helping to bring down the wall' and adding 'you are now among heroes'.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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White Pick Level
David Bowie, Heroes Chords
Chords:
Django D Chord
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django A Chord
Django Em Chord
Key: G
Tempo:
112 bpm
Strumming:
'Straight 8s':
|D U D U D U D U |
'Straight 8s':
with down strums:
|D D D D D D D D |
See Yellow Pick Version for more advanced rhythms.
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(Dx2)I - I wish you could (Gx2)swim
Like the (Dx2)dolphins - like dolphins can (Gx2)swim
Refrain -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Though (Cx2)nothing - nothing will keep us (Dx2)together
We can (A)beat them (Em) forever and (Dx2)ever
Oh we can be (C)Heroes (G) just for one day (Dx2)
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(Dx2)I - I will be (Gx2)King
And (Dx2)you - you will be (Gx2)Queen
Refrain -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
For (Cx2)nothing will drive them (Dx2)away
We can be (A)Heroes - (Em) just for one (Dx2) day
We can (C)be honest - (G) just for one day (Dx2)
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
(Dx2)I - I can re(Gx2)member (I remember)
(Dx2)Standing by the (Gx2)wall (By the wall)
And the (Dx2)guards shot (Gx2)above our heads (Over our heads)
And we (Dx2)kissed as though nothing would (Gx2)fall (Nothing could fall)
Refrain -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|A - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
And the (Cx2)shame was on the (Dx2)other side
Oh we can (A)beat them (Em) forever and (Dx2) ever
Then we can be (C)Heroes (G) just for one (Dx2) day
Ending -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || Repeat To Fade
(Dx2) We can be
(Gx2)Heroes
(Dx2) We can be
(Gx2)Heroes
(Dx2) We can be
(Gx2) Heroes just for one
(D)day
Final Chord Strum: D
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Yellow Pick Level
David Bowie, Heroes Chords
Chords:
Open D Chord
Open G Chord
Django C Chord (dC)
Django A Chord (dA)
Open Em Chord
Key: G
Strumming:
'Straight 8s':
|D U D U D U D U |
'Straight 8s':
with down strums:
|D D D D D D D D |
Tempo:
112 bpm
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(Dx2)I - I wish you could (Gx2)swim
Like the (Dx2)dolphins - like dolphins can (Gx2)swim
Refrain -
|dC - - - |dC - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|dA - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|dC - - - |G - - - |D- - -|D- - -|
Though (dCx2)nothing - nothing will keep us (Dx2)together
We can (dA)beat them (Em)forever and (Dx2)ever
Oh we can be (dC)Heroes (G)just for one day (Dx2)
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 2
(Dx2)I - I will be (Gx2)King
And (Dx2)you - you will be (Gx2)Queen
Refrain -
|dC - - - |dC - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|dA - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|dC - - - |G - - - |D- - -|D- - -|
For (dCx2)nothing will drive them (Dx2)away
We can be (dA)Heroes - (Em) just for one (Dx2) day
We can (dC)be honest - (G) just for one day (Dx2)
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x 4
(Dx2)I - I can re(Gx2)member (I remember)
(Dx2)Standing by the (Gx2)wall (By the wall)
And the (Dx2)guards shot (Gx2)above our heads (Over our heads)
And we (Dx2)kissed as though nothing would (Gx2)fall (Nothing could fall)
Refrain -
|dC - - - |dC - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|dA - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|dC - - - |G - - - |D- - -|D- - -|
And the (dCx2)shame was on the (Dx2)other side
Oh we can (dA)beat them (Em)forever and (Dx2)ever
Then we can be (dC)Heroes (G) just for one (Dx2)day
Ending -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || Repeat To Fade
(Dx2) We can be (Gx2)Heroes
(Dx2) We can be (Gx2)Heroes
(Dx2) We can be (Gx2) Heroes just for one (D)day
Final Chord Strum: D
Orange Pick Level
David Bowie, Heroes Chords
Chords:
Open D Chord
Open G Chord
Open C Chord
Open Am Chord
Open Em Chord
Key: G
Strumming:
'Straight 8s':
|D U D U D U D U |
'Straight 8s':
with down strums:
|D D D D D D D D |
Tempo:
112 bpm
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
(Dx2)I - I wish you could (Gx2)swim
Like the
(Dx2)dolphins - like dolphins can (Gx2)swim
Refrain -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
Though (Cx2)nothing - nothing will keep us
(Dx2)together
We can
(Am)beat them
(Em) forever and
(Dx2)ever
Oh we can be
(C)Heroes
(G) just for one day (Dx2)
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
(Dx2)I - I will be
(Gx2)King
And
(Dx2)you - you will be
(Gx2)Queen
Refrain -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
For (Cx2)nothing will drive them (Dx2)away
We can be (Am)Heroes - (Em) just for one (Dx2) day
We can (C)be honest - (G) just for one day (Dx2)
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x4
(Dx2)I - I can re(Gx2)member (I remember)
(Dx2)Standing by the (Gx2)wall (By the wall)
And the (Dx2)guards shot (Gx2)above our heads (Over our heads)
And we (Dx2)kissed as though nothing would (Gx2)fall (Nothing could fall)
Refrain -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Em - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|C - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
And the (Cx2)shame was on the (Dx2)other side
Oh we can (Am)beat them (Em)forever and (Dx2)ever
Then we can be (C)Heroes (G) just for one (Dx2)day
Ending -
||D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - ||
Repeat To Fade
(Dx2) We can be (Gx2)Heroes
(Dx2) We can be (Gx2)Heroes
(Dx2) We can be (Gx2) Heroes just for one (D)day
Final Chord Strum: D
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