G
I'm aware that right now a lot of us feel like chips are down
              Bm
Sick of bein' kicked around, Thrown on the ground,
       A                                         G
Picked right back up then tossed in the lost and found

Stumblin', lost your ground but it sounds like a chance for you to recover quickly
Bm                                                A
If you know anything about a struggle at all, the hustle is real, you probably already get me
G
So I need all of you with me, The Killer City committee, the Middi West Version
             Bm                                          A
Of the Avengers goin' harder than Bobby and Whitney, The enemy's shifty, so we gotta react
G
Swiftly, Whenever negativity hit me, I try to get it in check quickly
        Bm                                             A
Came to know playing the role of a psycho is not gon' fit me
                                      G
Cause I'm not so fifty, but I do know this

We all have the power, in every moment the time is ours
         Bm                                A
Counting minutes, seconds, hours, Death to cowards, fight the power
          G
Smite the lions, light the fires, Brighter, higher, ‘til we burn ‘em down
         Bn                               n.c.
Take the tables that we turn around, It's worth the search if freedom's found (And you're a hero)


[Chorus]
                  G
What we need is a hero, Someone who's always strong
  Bm                   A
A source of light when things go wrong
                    G
What we need is a – hero, Who's always there to take flight
        Bm                    A
Who can mend our wounds and defends our rights
                  G
What we need is a hero, Someone prepared to lead the way
        Bm                  A
Who can brave our world and save our day
G
Hero, who always knows what to do
    Bm               A
Someone like me, Someone like you
                  G
What we need is a hero


[Verse 2]
n.c.
I watch it all unfold, and then I take my chosen road
                     Bm                                          A
This one goes out to everybody livin' state to state, place to place, and coast to coast
                            G
They're rioting, committin' acts of violence that leave us divided, you can take your own control
                       Bm                                               n.c.
The kids lookin' up to us for guidance, now they wanna try it, how were they supposed to know?
                       G
It's like we all wanna fly (Uh), nobody wanna phone on the line but

Sometimes you gotta swallow your pride and apologize
    Bm                                                A
For all of the time you were wrong and cauterized the wounds that we harbor inside (Uh)
             G
Ain't nobody perfect, we need to organize the community, stop living like Lord of the Fly
                     Bm                                                 A
I know it might seem hard, it's important to try to keep a light on and centered at the
                                    G
core of your life, Go to war with a mic, Shoot 'em down with a peace sign
                                                                 B
The system of control is an intelligent design, It need a second look, and many elements refined
                    A
We're lookin' for a hero that can help us defeat crime and settle the
G
Beef, If you only throw a rock at police lined, you're really not a rebel to me
                Bm                                                    A
It isn't us vs. them, we all one, stand together in unity better than lyin' dead in the street
A
(And what we need is a hero)


[Chorus]
                  G
What we need is a hero, Someone who's always strong
  Bm                   A
A source of light when things go wrong
                    G
What we need is a – hero, Who's always there to take flight
        Bm                    A
Who can mend our wounds and defends our rights
                  G
What we need is a hero, Someone prepared to lead the way
        Bm                  A
Who can brave our world and save our day
G
Hero, who always knows what to do
    Bm               A
Someone like me, Someone like you
                  G
What we need is a hero


[Bridge]
                           Bm      A
And this world is what you make it   (Oh yeah)
G                        Bm       A
     In the end we gonna make it


[Chorus]
                  G
What we need is a hero, Someone who's always strong
  Bm                   A
A source of light when things go wrong
                    G
What we need is a – hero, Who's always there to take flight
        Bm                    A
Who can mend our wounds and defends our rights
                  G
What we need is a hero, Someone prepared to lead the way
        Bm                  A
Who can brave our world and save our day
G
Hero, who always knows what to do
    Bm               A
Someone like me, Someone like you
                  G
What we need is a hero