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