Capo 4
Intro
[G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D]
Verse 1
[G]I was in Pittsburgh wh[C]en I saw S[D]uperman in the b[G]ackroom
He was d[C]oing lines or s[D]omething in the b[G]athroom
I [C]barely recog[D]recognized him at a[G]all [C] [D]
[G]I saw him doing t[C]things you shouldn't [D]do with all that p[G]power
I w[C]ish someone would have th[D]rown him in the sho[G]wer
I [C]barely recogn[D]recognized him at a[G]all [C] [D]
Chorus
[G]That night I put my [C]youth in a [D]casket
[G]And buried it ins[C]inside of m[D]me
[G]That night I saw th[C]through all the m[D]magic
[G]Now I'm a witness to the d[C]death of a [D]hero
[G]I burned all the pi[C]pictures in the a[D]attic
[G]And threw away the m[C]magazines [D]
[G]That night I saw th[C]through all the m[D]magic
And [G]now I'm a witness to the d[C]death of a h[D]hero
[G] [C] [D]
Verse 2
[G]I tried to look away but y[C]ou can't look aw[D]ay from a t[G]rainwreck
The t[C]hings you said to g[D]irls, well they were sh[G]ameless
I [C]barely recog[D]recognized him at [G]all [C] [D]
[G]I tried to help but [C]he said he was j[D]just too far from s[G]saving
And n[C]othing I could s[D]ay was gonna c[G]hange him
I b[C]barely recog[D]recognized him at [G]all [C] [D]
Chorus
[G]That night I put my y[C]youth in a c[D]casket
[G]And buried it ins[C]inside of me[D]me
[G]That night I saw t[C]through all the m[D]magic
[G]Now I'm a witness to the d[C]death of a [D]hero
[G]I burned all the p[C]pictures in the a[D]attic
[G]And threw away the m[C]magazines [D]
[G]That night I saw th[C]through all the m[D]magic
And [G]now I'm a witness to the d[C]death of a h[D]hero
Bridge
T[G]The death of a hero he couldn't be saved
Now[C]Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll c[D]cover his grave
[G]I'll cover his grave [C] [D]
[G]The death of a hero I'm turning the page
Now [C]I'm cutting the grass and I'll co[D]cover his grave
[G]I'll cover his grave [C] [D]
Chorus
[G]That night I put my yo[C]youth in a c[D]casket
[G]And buried it insid[C]inside of me [D]
[G]That night I saw th[C]through all the m[D]magic
[G]Now I'm a witness to the d[C]death of a h[D]hero
[G]I burned all the p[C]pictures in the a[D]attic
[G]And threw away the ma[C]magazines [D]
[G]That night I saw t[C]through all the m[D]magic
And [G]now I'm a witness to the d[C]death of a h[D]hero