Everybody Needs A Hero chords by
Gene Watson

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 1

C

C

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He drove a forty

-seven Buick Special

F

F

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C

C

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Them dusty roads were hell on the shine

G

G

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About once a week he'd

C

C

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F

F

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be down by the creek

C

C

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G

G

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And I'd help him wash it sometime

C

C

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He had a pinstriped suit and a gold watch

F

F

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C

C

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And a gold chain that hung from his chest

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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He drank a little and he gambled a lot

C

C

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G

G

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He was a wild one, I guess

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh, but everybody needs a hero

G

G

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C

C

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Savannah's man was mine

F

F

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When you're ten years old,

C

C

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Am

Am

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down in South Georgia,

C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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heroes are hard to find

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Lord, how he loved country music.

F

F

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C

C

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He played an old Gibson guitar

G

G

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At a roadhouse one night,

C

C

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F

F

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he was called on to fight

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Somebody pushed him too far

G

G

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C

C

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So he served a little time in prison

F

F

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C

C

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But he served four long years in the war

G

G

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It was in the Pacific where

C

C

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F

F

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he got his tattoo

C

C

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G

G

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Two hearts and blue on his arm

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh, but everybody needs a hero,

Lord

G

G

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Savannah

C

C

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Slim was mine

F

F

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When you're ten years old

C

C

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Am

Am

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Down in South Georgia

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Heroes are hard to find

My mama says I turned out just like him

F

F

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C

C

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F

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C

C

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She worries and prays that I'll change

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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I didn't know till a few days ago

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Why he sent me his gold -watchin' chain

F

F

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C

C

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Oh, but everybody needs a hero

G

G

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C

C

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Savannah Slam was mine

F

F

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When you're ten years old

C

C

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Am

Am

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Down in South Georgia

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Heroes are hard to find

F

F

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When you're ten years old

C

C

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Am

Am

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down in South Georgia

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Heroes are hard to find

C

C

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G

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C

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Savannah's phlegm was my eye

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

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A ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

F
C
Am
G
D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Everybody Needs A Hero by Gene Watson is C major.

The primary chords used in Everybody Needs A Hero are F, C, Am, G, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, Am, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Everybody Needs A Hero is approximately 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Everybody Needs A Hero using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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