Action Hero Chords & Tabs
Action Hero
Fountains of Wayne
Key: E
| E | E | E | E |
E Emaj9
Sometime after sunset he is on his hands and knees
E7 A
He is searching for his keys at a small Vietnamese
Am |E | E |
Place on East 11th Street
E Emaj9
His daughters both at once say, "Can we just get going please?"
E7
As his wife begins to sneeze
A Am |E | E |
And his son is throwing peas and eating with his feet
A E B5 G# C#m
He's an action hero and he should be fighting crime
A E G# C#m
Leaping between the buildings and racing against time
A E G# A
He's an action hero, he's an action hero
E | E | A |
In his mind
A C#m | C#m | B |
In his mind
| B |E | E | A | A |C#m | C#m | B | B |
Ohhh oh oh oh Ohhh oh oh oh
| E | E | E | E |
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E Emaj9
He drops by Mount Sinai where they're running through some tests
E7
And they've taped things to his chest
A Am E | E |
And they're all doing their best to make him feel at ease
E Emaj9
The doctor says, "It's really just an educated guess.
E7
I suggest you get some rest.
A Am E | E |
Try to cut back on the stress 'cause I don't like what I see."
A E B5 G# C#m
But the action hero swears he feels just fine
A E G# C#m
He's got to finish saving the world for all mankind
A E G# A | Amaj7 | F#m |
He's an action hero, he's an action hero
A E | E | A |
And he's racing against time
A C#m | C#m | B |
He's racing against time
| B |E | E | A | A |C#m | C#m | B |
Ohhh oh oh oh Ohhh oh oh oh
| B |E | E | A | A |C#m | C#m | B |
Ohhh oh oh oh Ohhh oh oh oh
There goes the action hero (3x)
| B |E | E | A | A |C#m | C#m | B |
Ohhh oh oh oh Ohhh oh oh oh
There goes the action hero (3x)
B D | D | A | A | E |
He's racing against time <>
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Verse walkdown
E = 022100
Emaj9 = 021100
E7 = 020100
