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Everybody Needs A Hero Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
Everybody Needs A Hero
Recorded by Gene Watson
Written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes
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dusty roads were hell on the
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about once a week he'd be
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down by the creek
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I'd help him
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wash it some
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He had a pinstriped suit and a gold watch
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gold chain that hung from his
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chest
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drank a little and he
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gambled a lot
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He was a
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wild one I
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guess
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everybody needs a
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hero
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Savannah Slim was
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mine
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you're ten years old
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Down in south
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Georgia
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Heroes are hard to
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find
Lord how he loved country music
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played an old Peavey
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guitar
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roadhouse one night he was
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called on to fight
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Somebody
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pushed him to
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far
So he served a little time in prison
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served four long years in the
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war
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Pacific where he
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got his tattoo
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Two hearts in
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blue on his
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arm
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My mama says I turned out just like him
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worries and prays that I'll
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change
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know till a
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few days ago
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sent me his
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gold watch and
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chain
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When you're ten years old
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Down in south
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Heroes are hard to
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find
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Savannah Slim was
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mine
FAQ
Who sang the the song Everybody Needs A Hero?
- The song Everybody Needs A Hero was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
- Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.
