Hometown Hero chords and lyrics - ANDY SHAUF

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[Intro 1]
[Em][Dm][F][Em]
[G][Em][G][Em][Dm]
[F][Em][G]
[Em][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Hometown [E]hero [Am]flexing his [C]charm
With a [F]borderline [C]joke to the
[Dm]guys at the [G]bar
And they [C]slap their [E]knees like
[Am]they've not heard [C]it before
[F]Thi[C]rty-five years yea[E]rs old
[Am]wearing his [C]badge
[F]Nickname for [C]life on the shoulder
[Dm]of h[G]is bombe[C]r
That he [E]wears as [Am]the coach
of the high [C]school team
[F]

[Verse 2]
He [Am]lights his [E]cigarette
[G#dim]And says, "man thes[C]e things wi[E]ll
kill [Am]me so[Gm]meday"[C]
[F]Raises his glass and says, [G]"here's to hoping"

[Interlude 1]
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[Em][Dm][G][C][Fdim][G#dim][Am][Gm]
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[Verse 3]
[C]Hometown [E]hero [Am]flexing his [C]arm
With a [F]five-yard pass [C]pass to
the [Dsus4]en d of the bar
[G]He says, "I'll be rig[C]ht bac[E]k I'm jus[Am]t
gonna go grab [C]another pack[F]"[E]
[C]Walks one [E]block to the [Am]all-night station
sta[C]tion
[F]And steps in[C]to a situ[Dm]ation
[G]There's a man[C] with a gun[E] pointed
[Am]at the n[Gm]ervous clerk
[F]

[Verse 4]
And [Am]before he could [E]think
[G#dim]He was tackling [C]the gun m[E]an[Am][C]
Who hit [F]his head and was [G]knocked [C]unconscious[E]
[Am][Gm]

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 5]
The [C]clerk [E]relieved said, [Am]"oh my [E]god
[C]You're a h[F]ero man [C]and
you should stick [Dm]around[G]
'Til [C]the cops get [E]here,
maybe [Am]you'll make the morn[Gm]ing news[F]"[E]

[Verse 6]
But the [C]hometown [E]hero [Am]rose to his [C]feet
[F]Tossed him the [C]gun and said, [Dm]"thanks,
but [G]I've gotta [C]run
I'll take [E]a pack of c[Am]amel lights
[Gm]and be on my[F] way"

[Verse 7]
He [Am]stepped outside the [F]door
Heard the [Am]sirens in the dis[F]tance
[Am]Lit his cigarette
[F]And said, "man the[C]se things wil[E]l
kill [Am]me someday"[Dm][C]
[F]Exhaled smoke and said, [G]"here's to hoping"

[Outro 1]
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