Key: D major
Intro 1
B
B
E
E
B
B
E
E
Verse 1
B
E
I, I will be King
B
E
And you, you will be Queen
Chorus 1
A
B
Though nothing will drive them away
F#m
C#m
B
We can beat them just for one day
A
E
B
We can be heroes just for one day
Verse 2
B
E
And you you can be mean
B
E
And I, I'll drink all the time
B
E
'Cause we are lovers and that is the fact
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E
Yes, we're lovers and that is that
Chorus 2
A
B
Though nothing will keep us together
C#m
B
just for one day
A
E
B
We can be heroes for ever and ever
Interlude 1
What d'you say?
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B
E
E
B
B
E
E
Verse 3
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E
I, I wish you could swim
B
E
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Chorus 3
A
B
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
F#m
C#m
B
We can beat them for ever and ever
A
E
B
Oh, we can be heroes just for one day
Interlude 2
B
B
E
E
B
B
E
E
Verse 4
B
E
I, I will be King
B
E
And you, you will be Queen
Chorus 4
A
B
Though nothing will drive them away
F#m
C#m
B
We can be heroes just for one day
A
E
B
We can be us just for one day
Verse 5
B
E
I, I can remember
(I remember)
B
E
Standing by the wall
(By the wall)
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E
And the guns shot above our heads
(Over our heads)
B
E
And we kissed as though nothing could fall
(Nothing could fall)
Chorus 5
A
B
And the shame was on the other side
F#m
C#m
B
Oh, we can beat them for ever and ever
A
E
B
Then we could be heroes just for one day
Bridge 1
B
E
We can be heroes
B
E
We can be heroes
B
E
B
We can be heroes just for one day
Chorus 6
A
B
We're nothing and nothing will help us
C#m
B
then you better not stay
A
E
B
But we could be safer just for one day
Outro 1
B
B
E
E
[Fade out]
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