By: Jimmy Buffett
1970

(See below for explanation of chord symbols)

DD Piano Chord 
                         GG Piano Chord 

It's never been the same since you returned from dreamin'
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                          DD Piano Chord 

With your nursery rhyme excuses your picture postcards gleamin'
BmBm Piano Chord 
                                GG Piano Chord 

Tellin' everyone who looks your way 'bout people and their sinnin'
EE Piano Chord 
                                 AA Piano Chord 

While you left field verse is fallin' in proportion to your winnin'

DD Piano Chord 
             D*D* Piano Chord 
     D+D+ Piano Chord 
 D*D* Piano Chord 

And I can't be your hero today
DD Piano Chord 
                D*D* Piano Chord 
               AA Piano Chord 

I'm through with the simple games you play
GG Piano Chord 
                  DD Piano Chord 
              EE Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

It just may take some time for me to even up the score
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             AA Piano Chord 
                 DD Piano Chord 

But I can't be your soldier home from war

And there you sit shouting that there's still hope for us
While nature holds the handcuffs on a Capricorn and Taurus
There's nothing you can do or say to get me to your camp
Go fill up all your savings books and buy yourself a lamp

And I can't be your hero today
Your wholesale price is much to high to pay
A bargain basement atmosphere is no way to sell love
And I can't be your Superman above

[interlude: play intro chords]

No I can't be your hero today
That is all I really want to say
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                               AA Piano Chord 

Go find a leading man who wants to play
GG Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 

And I can't be your hero today

[repeat and fade: D D D+ D* D+   DD D+ D* D+ D]

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D* - |xxo453|   A - |oo222o|   Bm - |xxo432|
G - |32ooo3|    E - |o221oo|
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