Hero in Your Own Hometown chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

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Am

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C

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Am

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C

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We were born

Verse 1

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C

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during the boom times

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Played house down in

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the bomb shelter

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Suffered through the wonder years

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And silence at the dinner hour

Verse 2

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Am

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But once upon a summertime

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Out behind the old garage

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We were buzzing on midnight

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G

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Luckys and Rolling Rock

C

C

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Thinking we were

Verse 3

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Am

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C

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heroes in our

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F

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own ho metown

Am

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Nothing less than heroes in

C

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C

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that old hometown

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Verse 4

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C

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Some married on a day in June

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C

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Some disappeared without a trace

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C

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And some of us are still at large

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G

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C

C

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Still searching for a better place

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G

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But once

Verse 5

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upon another time

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It didn't matter what they said

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Am

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Didn't matter if

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we fell behind

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We'd still come out ahead

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'Cause we believed in

Verse 6

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heroes

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C

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in that old ho metown

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Am

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Hey, you could be a hero in

C

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C

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your own hometown

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Verse 7

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Am

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Now I'm long away and very far

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C

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From gazing at an evening sky

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From wishing on a shooting star

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From thinking that a heart can't lie

Verse 8

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This world is gonna wear you thin

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Knot you up and spin you round

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This world will take its aim,

call you every name

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Trying to bring you down

Interlude 1

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Am

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Verse 9

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Everything seems so clear

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When you're looking back

from such a distance

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When the road not taken disappears

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C

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Into the path of least resistance

Verse 10

Am

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But once upon a time

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oh-so long long ago

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Underneath this same old sky,

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every brand new road

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Would know that we were

Verse 11

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Am

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heroes

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F

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in our own hometown

Am

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Nothing less than heroes in

C

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that old hometown

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Am

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We still loved a hero in our

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C

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own hometown

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C

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Baby, you could be a hero in your own ho metown

Outro 1

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Am

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Am

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Am

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Chords

C
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F
Am
D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hero in Your Own Hometown by Mary Chapin Carpenter is C major.

The primary chords used in Hero in Your Own Hometown are C, G, F, Am, D.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Hero in Your Own Hometown is approximately 140 beats per minute.

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