Even Heroes Have to Die Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
This is a fun song to play. It's got an interesting structure but the chords are very simple.
Standard tuning - No Capo
See below for chorus and chords
[C] [C] Well!
Di[D]dn't you look sharp in your b[G]oots when you met me on the p[C]ath? Oh
T[D]wo tone to downtown Beir[G]ut but only half way b[C]ack. Oh
Em G*
Stealing bits of wisdom from the shelf
[Em]Turned prisons into prisms on the se[C]lf. Oh [D]Oh
A[D]nd what do they know about the sp[G]ring time of me and y[C]ou? Ooh
B[D]orn in the midst of the l[G]ong hot summer we lived thr[C]ough. Ooh
Em G*
Did they see you run for every rhyme?
D[Em]id we run for running out of ti[C]me? Oh [D]Oh
Chorus:
When even heroes have to die
No one lives forever, love
And no one's wise to try
[D5]Oh oh oh [E5]Ah ah ah
[D5]Oh oh oh [E5]Ah ah ah etc.
Play D5 / E5 through the solo
Em G*
Adding our own wisdom to the shelf
S[Em]tealing bits of paper, we had he[C]alth. Oh [D]Oh
W[D]orking away did we m[G]iss the passing of the ti[C]me? Oh
I[D]n your own flame you can w[G]ither, but your passions still outsh[C]ine. Oh
Em G*
Did you read the writing on the wall?
P[Em]rophesying a doom upon us a[C]ll. Oh [D]Oh
Chorus:
That even heroes have to die
No one lives forever, love
And no one's wise to try
[D5]Oh oh oh [E5]Ah ah ah
[D5]Oh oh oh [E5]Ah ah ah etc.
Em G*
But hidden in the writing on the wall
M[Em]any are the beauties of the f[C]all.
Chords Used
Em 022000
G 3x0033
C x32010
D xx0232
D5 xx023x
E5 xx245x
* = Arpeggio
The guitar part in the hook goes as follows:
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x8
"when even heroes have to die..."
The solo starts out something like - Hope someone with a better ear can get the rest of
it posted! :D
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--7h9-----7-7-------7h9--7------------------------------| A|----------------------------9---7---5-------------------| E|---------------------------------------7----------------|
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