Holding Out for a Hero Words by Dean Pitchford Music by Jim Steinman Slowly, freely Gm Where have all Where's the street - wise the good men Her - cu - gone - les to and where are fight the ris all - the gods'? ing odds? Grn # C Is - n't there a white k n i g h t up - on a fier - y steed? - Copyright 0 1984 by Ensign Music Corporation International Copyright Secured All Rights Resewed I Late at night I toss and 1 turn and 1 dream- of what I need Fast Disco beat - Tacet I oh.) (Oh, I 1 he - - v - I'm hold - ing out ro. He's got . ta be for strong - a he and he's - ro got - till the end ta be fast of need a the night. - and he's 1 got - ta be fresh - from the I'm hold - ing out I ta be for sure a and it's I fight. - he ro - - go1 till ta need the morn - ing- be soon - and he's a he ro. - He's got - light. - got - ta be larg - DIG I larg - er than w - life. - - I R.H. /I er than life, - Some - where af I - ter mid some - - - night where just- in be my - wild yond - w - est my reach, - fan - ta - sy, - there's some - one reach - ing back I d I it's gon e - r na take for and - ris a Rac -ing on me. - su - ing with per - man- the to the thun - heat, sweep me off- my feet. - Gm n ci Up where the moun heav _ - the ens a sea, - bove, out I could swear- there is where some the - one light tains meet the ning - some - - where splits - watch - and the - - I can (Like a rain - and the storm - and t h e flood, - feel - his fire- in ap - proach my blood, - a like like a fire - fire - in in my my blood, I blood. like a fire - in my blood, I like a fire - in my blood.) (He - ro.) ro till I need a he the mom - ing - light. - ro. g out And he's got - ta be sure - for a and it's he - larg - er than life. - I I I Oh, he's ta be strong - and he's I got need ta - a be fast - he - ro! and he's got - ta be fresh - from the got - fight. -
