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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:09:34 PDT
From: Mike Werb
Subject: w/wallflowers/heroes.crd
"Heroes" BY: the WALLFLOWERS found on the GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK
CHORDS by: MIKE W. oneheadlight_21@hotmail.com or
www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/2143
4/21/98
Intro: D G
D G
I, I wish you could swim
D G
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
C D
Though nothing will keep us together
C D
We can beat them for ever and ever
C G D
We can be Heroes just for one day
D G
I, I will be king
D G
You, you will be queen
C D
Though nothing will drive them away
C G D
We can be Heroes just for one day
C D
We can beat them just for one day
D G
I, I remember
D G
Standing by the wall
D G
The guards shot above our heads
D G
And we kissed as though nothing could fall
C D
And the Seine was on the other side
C D
We can beat them forever and ever
C G D
We can be Heroes just for one day
C G
We can be Heroes x 3
C G D
We can be Heroes just for one day
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CHORDS in the SONG:
D G C
2-------3-- 0---
3-------3-- 1---
2-------0-- 0---
0-------0-- 2---
0-------2-- 3---
x-------3-- 0---
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Kyle Average |
#1 by Kyle Landers at Oct 3, 2007 at 6:10 AM EST |
| =D | |
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Joe Average |
#2 by Joe Montana at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:42 PM EST |
| I think what J. Dylan is trying to portray is that though we'd all like to be super heroes with special powers, we really don't need anything but our own courage and will to become heroes...even if it is just for one day... | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#3 by jimmy henry at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:05 PM EST |
| it's two people one opposite sides of the berlin, oppressed by the government, but there's strong connection of love, so even if they are forever held down by the communists, they're gonna have one day they'll always hold on to | |
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Luke Professional |
#4 by Luke Goudreault at Oct 6, 2007 at 3:12 AM EST |
| i do remember hearing this song somewhere else and they guy who sung it didn't sound like Dylan at all so I don't know | |
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bobby Rhythm Player |
#5 by bobby volm at Oct 6, 2007 at 10:26 PM EST |
| Happy birthday, Sephiroth! | |
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ryan Lead Player |
#6 by ryan harney at Oct 9, 2007 at 5:29 AM EST |
| what i really dont understand is how this song for for the godzilla soundtrack. and the music video makes no sense at all. good versian that the WF made tho | |
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spence Average |
#7 by spence o'brien at Oct 10, 2007 at 9:58 AM EST |
| I think what J. Dylan is trying to portray is that though we'd all like to be super heroes with special powers, we really don't need anything but our own courage and will to become heroes...even if it is just for one day... | |
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Lucas Average |
#8 by Lucas Gracia at Oct 10, 2007 at 12:28 PM EST |
| i think this song is about people in love, but seperated from eachother by distance, hence the "though nothing, nothing will keep us together". and all they want is to spend time together, which would make them feel "on top of the world" ...they would feel as though no bad thing out there could bring them down at that moment, because they have eachother even if its "just for one day." | |
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John Wanna Be |
#9 by John Merritt at Oct 10, 2007 at 3:30 PM EST |
| it' be helpful if you included who actually wrote it... | |
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maximus Average |
#10 by maximus hyrule at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:59 PM EST |
| Yeah, David Bowie wrote it. Hahaha. | |
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cody Average |
#11 by cody jay at Oct 13, 2007 at 4:01 AM EST |
| This song is so pretty...but I have no idea what it means! Help! | |
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cody Average |
#12 by cody champion at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:11 AM EST |
| I dig this version the most. True, the Godzilla connection is non-existent. For some reason I think this is better than Bowie's, much as Kurts "Man Who Sold..." was an improvement. Not to knock Bowie though, he was/is truly an amazing artist. | |
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Sam Wanna Be |
#13 by Sam Payne at Oct 14, 2007 at 11:46 AM EST |
| This is such a flat version of this song, it just doesn't have the emotion that Bowie put into it. | |
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sharon Wanna Be |
#14 by sharon howell at Oct 15, 2007 at 2:51 AM EST |
| This song was written when the Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall were still up. During that time, there were passes given to the people on the West (free) side to visit the East (communist) side for a day. Sometimes people would meet while on the East side, and short of subjecting yourself to the terror and oppression of living there, you'd have to abandon any hope of ever having a normal life with that person (or even seeing them again in some cases). "I, I wish you could swim Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim Though nothing, nothing will keep us together We can beat them, for ever and ever" The first verse describes how people would try to escape East Berlin. Some would swim where the wall was low, risking drowning in the freezing water of the river. "I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing, nothing will drive them away We can be Heroes, just for one day We can be us, just for one day" Nothing would ever cause the guards on the Wall to go away, for any amount of time. One day is all they have. "I, I remember standing, by the wall And the guns, shot above our heads And we kissed, as though nothing could fall And the shame, was on the other side Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever" They stood by the wall on the West side, as the guards shot at people trying to escape. "The shame" is the communist government on the East side, and they're sharing what could possibly be their last kiss. As for what this song means to me, I believe it can be applied to any situation where two people who want to be together can't for some very serious reasons. Hope this helped anyone who's wondering. | |
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Taylor Lead Player |
#15 by Taylor Dutton at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:17 AM EST |
| well i'll be damned...lol | |
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♥WeEzY Average |
#16 by ♥WeEzY♥ at Oct 19, 2007 at 6:37 AM EST |
| haha thanks | |
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Snap! Crackle! Average |
#17 by Snap! Crackle! Josh!! waldenmaier at Oct 19, 2007 at 7:54 PM EST |
| No problemo. | |
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Ryan Average |
#18 by Ryan Jones at Oct 20, 2007 at 4:44 PM EST |
| except he didnt write it | |
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