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Holding Out For A Hero 1985 single release for welsh vocalist Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) Peaked at number 2 in UK charts. Bass performance Steve Buslowe. Tab by bass50611. Features in the movie “Footloose”. My tab not exact as original but it sure fits the song. Note: this is for the 7” single version Intro: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-----------------------------------| Verse 1: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-2-3-4-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1: (Play This Bit x2) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-| Interlude: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Verse 2: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-2-3-4-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-7-7-7-7-| E|---------| Chorus 2: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5-4---| E|-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------7-| Interlude 2: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Bridge: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| Chorus 3: (Play This Bit x3) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-3-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-| Outro: (REPEAT CHORUS 3 TO FADE/END)