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^CAll because I walk a different street

And not helloed by some I meet

That don't ^G7mean that what I do is ^Cright

Those that said that I was wrong Now say they knew it all along

Cause ^G7I'll be a hero when I ^Cstrike

^C7I'll be a hero when I strike Come ^Fup tight and out of ^Csight

They'll ^Fsay I'm dynamite And ^Cthey'd like to be there when I light

Cause ^G7I'll be a hero when I ^Cstrike

I love God and the flag And I ain't the kind to stand and brag

And I'm ^G7the kind to stand right up and ^Cfight

Don't need a uniform to wear To make the people stop and stare

Cause ^G7Hoss I'll be a hero when I ^Cstrike

^C7I'll be a hero when I strike Come ^Fup tight and out of ^Csight

They'll ^Fsay I'm dynamite And ^Cthey'd like to be there when I light

Cause ^G7I'll be a hero when I ^Cstrike

Won't shake hands until I'm sore Wear medals hangin' to the floor

They'll ^G7throw rocks at Franklin and his ^Ckind

They'll say boy ain't that cowboy hot There ain't nothin' he ain't got

But ^G7I'm gonna be a hero when I ^Cstrike

^C7I'll be a hero when I strike Come ^Fup tight and out of ^Csight

They'll ^Fsay I'm dynamite And ^Cthey'd like to be there when I light

Cause ^G7I'll be a hero when I ^Cstrike

Merle Haggard - Ill be a hero when i strike