The Hero Dies in This One — The Ataris
Chords and lyrics for The Hero Dies in This One by The Ataris (key of D).
Verse 1
So Long Astoria
2003
Chords used:
Intro: D--G--
Verse 1
[D] As I leave here [G]today
Apartment [D]108
I'll always keep
you [G]in my heart
[D]Anderson is cold tonight
the [G]leaves are scattered
on the ground
I miss the [D]seasons in
the [G]comfort of your smile
Refrain 1
[A] Sometimes this [G]song
feels like a [D]dream
I'm waiting for someone just
to [A]wake me up[G] from this [D]life
Verse 2
[D] As I look out on these [G]fairgrounds
I [D]remember how our family split [G]apart
I don't [D]think I ever told you
but I [G]know you always did your best
in the [D]hard times that
only made us [G]stronger
Refrain 2
[A] As I [G]sit here all [D]alone
I wonder how I'm supposed
to [A]carry on[G] when you're [D]gone
Chorus
[Em] I'll never [G]be the
same [D]without you
I [F#/Bb]love you more than
you will [Bm]ever know[G]
So maybe [D]now you
finally know
[Em]sometimes we're
helpless [G]and alone
but you [D]can't let it
[F#/Bb]keep you weighted [Bm]down[G]
You must go on
Post Chorus: D--
Verse 3
[D] Do you ever feel like [G]crying?
Do you [D]ever feel like giving [G]up?
I [D]raise my hands up towards the sky
and [G]say this prayer for you tonight
because [D]nothing is [G]impossible
(Repeat Refrain 2 and Chorus)
Interlude: D-- x4
Kris Roe Speaks:
The hardest part isn't
finding what we need
to be it's being content
with who we are
Stay who you [D][Bm][Em]are!!![G][F#m]
You must go [D][Bm][Em]on[G][F#m]
Outro
[D] Stay who you [Bm]are
Stay who you [Em][F#m]are[G]
[D] Stay who you [Bm]are
Em F#m G(hold)
Stay who you are
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