Key: F# major
Intro 1
B
F#
B
Esus2
E
B
C#sus4
B
Esus2
Verse 1
B
F#
B
They built a hero out of expectations
F#
And what a hopeless hero
E
Esus2
E
was he
B
With sticks for legs he shook
F#
B
when the wind blew,
F#sus4
F#
Esus2
Even slightly
E
Esus2
And he welcomed the smiles,
B
F#sus4
C#sus4
F#
E
Esus2
B
he welcomed the applause
And he hoped that they'd never forget
Esus2
Just who they thought
B
he was
They dressed him up in
F#
rich man's clothes
B
Esus2
And told him he was beautiful
B
E
B
G#m
B
Then they ex pec
E
F#
F#sus4
ted miracles
B
F#sus4
C#sus4
B
E
B
His parents
were pleased they went to all the parties
He was groomed for greatness
E
from the time he was young
B
F#sus4
Raised on a diet of television
C#sus4
B
He was taught to listen,
E
kept dumb
F#sus4
B
C#sus4
And he welcomed desire
F#
E
Esus2
E
Esus2
and reckless luxury
F#sus4
B
And the world soaked up every
E
Esus2
drop of drama and in security
F#sus4
C#sus4
B
They dressed him
F#sus4
C#sus4
up in rich man's clothes
B
And told him he was beau
Esus2
E
Esus2
ti ful
B
E
F#
B
Then they expected miracles
G#m
E
F#sus4
F#
E
Esus2
B
E
B
E
G#m
And
B
Esus2
E
Esus2
E
B
Esus2
E
B
F#
C#sus4
B
E
B
F#sus4
C#sus4
B
Esus2
E
B
then one day his admirers
F#
just quit him
B
E
They packed up their paint and were gone
B
And he stood alone,
F#sus4
Their beautiful disaster,
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F#
B
Wondering were he'd gone wrong
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F#sus4
B
F#
And he wanted the smiles
E
F#sus4
and he wanted the applause
B
F#sus4
B
But no one would
F#
look him in the eye now,
E
F#
B
No one returned his calls
They dressed him up in
F#
F#sus4
F#
rich man's clothes
B
And told him he was beau
E
B
E
F#
B
tiful
G#m
E
F#
F#sus4
Then they expected miracles
F#
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