Beggars and Heroes Song Lyrics and Chords by The Bellamy Brothers
Beggars and Heroes
Recorded by The Bellamy Brothers
Written by Ralph Siegel
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Sitten' in a bar talking to my friends
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Talking till the night is
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day
All the girls we knew all the girls we lost
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Headed straight from love to
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hate
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fighting for
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love so it
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seems
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trying to keep our
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dreams
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Strumming with our friends
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Girls are broken
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down to
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tears
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And there's
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beggars and
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heroes
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like
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Beggars and
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heroes
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like
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me
And they're
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fighting and they're
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stealing
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feeling
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in the end they all
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surren
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der
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They are beggars and
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heroes
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like
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Sittin' in a bar just a drink or two
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Makes it easy to
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survive
Good old country songs good old country tales
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About the real
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things in
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life
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heroes and
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ready to
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fight
But girls keep
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breaking our hearts at
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night
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Held us in their arms
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lost forever to their
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star
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heroes
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like
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Beggars and
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heroes
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like
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And there's
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fighting and there's
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stealing
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feeling
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In the end they all
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surren
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der
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heroes
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like
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And they're
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fighting and they're
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stealing
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feeling
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in the end they all
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heroes
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heroes
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Beggars and Heroes?
- The song Beggars and Heroes was sang by The Bellamy Brothers.
Who is The Bellamy Brothers?
- The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Darby, Florida. The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976, a Number One single on the Billboard Hot 100.Starting in the late 1970s, the Bellamy Brothers found success in country music as well, charting 10 number one singles, 25 Top 10 and more than 50 hits overall on the country charts. To date, they have released more than 50 albums, primarily on Curb Records. They have also enjoyed success in continental Europe, with a compilation album topping the Norwegian charts in 2011 and over two dozen hit songs that were released outside the US market. In 2013, their album Bellamy Brothers & Friends: Across the Sea landed at No. 5 in the Swiss music chart and took the top spot in album sales for weeks in Switzerland. It was their third major release in Europe in three years. Their album Mermaid Cowgirl, recorded in Switzerland and released in 2014, won them Gold Record status in Switzerland. They also recorded four albums in Germany with Ralph Siegel for release to the European market.
