Heroes Of This Song chords by Chip Taylor

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Intro 1

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There's a

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soldier there in Belfast
who says he will not kill
There's a homeboy up in Harlem
who says he's standing still
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While his friends are dealing drugs
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and stealing cars
They're going to stand up,
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they're going to stand up,
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they're going to stand up
and tell them that it's wrong
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They may look foolish in some eyes,
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but they're the heroes of this
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song.
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There's a young man in Virginia,
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whose father wears a hood,
and he says, son, come and join me.
He says, Pa, I never could,
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and his sister says, no, Daddy,
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we just ain't the same.
They're going to stand up,
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they're going to stand up,
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and tell them that it's wrong.
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They may look foolish in his eyes,
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but they're the heroes of this
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song.
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Some fight the good fight,
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some do what's right.
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When arrows fall and hold the ground,
there's heroes all around.
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There's a mother out in Brooklyn,
sorrow can't be drowned
Yet she says, God save this drunken fool
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who run my baby down
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While the neighbors wanna
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kill her on the spot
She's gonna stand up,
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I heard her stand up
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She's gonna stand up
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and tell them that it's wrong
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She may look foolish in their eyes,
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but she's the hero of this song
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They're gonna stand up,
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they're gonna stand up
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They're gonna stand up
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and tell them that it's wrong
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They may look foolish in some eyes,
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but they're the heroes of this
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song.
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Some fight the good fight,
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some do,
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who will you?
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Some do,
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will you?
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Will you? you