Verse 1
 
E        C#m           E         C#m 
  Too Alarming now, to talk about 
E           C#m                E            C#m 
  Take your pictures down, and shake it out 
E          C#m          E         C#m 
  Truth or consequence, say it aloud 
E          C#m       E           C#m 
  Use that evidence, race it around 
 
Chorus
 
A                                   E 
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes 
A                               E 
There goes my hero, he's ordinary 
 
Chorus outro
 
F#  A 
 
Verse 2
 
E           C#m           E           C#m 
  Don't the best of them, bleed it out 
E           C#m           E         C#m 
  While the rest of them, peter out 
E          C#m          E         C#m 
  Truth or consequence, say it aloud 
E          C#m       E           C#m 
  Use that evidence, race it around 
 
Chorus
 
A                                   E 
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes 
A                               E 
There goes my hero, he's ordinary 
 
Bridge
 
E          C#m   E               C#m 
  Kudos my hero, leaving all the best 
E             C#m       E           C#m 
  You know my hero, the one that's on 
 
Chorus x2
 
A                                   E 
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes 
A                               E 
There goes my hero, he's ordinary