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Wild West Hero
Artist:
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Album:
Out of the Blue (1977)
Music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne
Added on Saturday, 04 July 2026
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Intro: 0:01 G C G D7 | G 0:07 G D Em A7 Wish I was, yeah, D | G A wild west he__ro. Verse 1: 0:21 G Em7 Sometimes I look up high, C And then I think there might A7 D Just be a better life. 0:34 G Em7 Away from all we know, C That's where I wanna go A7 D Out on the wild side, Pre-chorus 1: 0:47 G D Em And I wish I was. D G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh, G7 C A7 D | D | G A wild west he ________ro. Chorus 1: 1:05 Am7 G D Ride the range all the day Em B Till the first fading light, C G Be with my western girl A D Round the fire, oh, so bright. 1:18 G D I'd be the indians' friend, Em B Let them live to be free, C G Ridin' into the sunset, Am Cm G!! | G I wish I could be. Instrumental: 1:36 C | C | G | G 1:47 A | A | D#7 | D7 Verse 2: 1:58 G Em7 I'd ride the desert sands C And through the prairie lands, A7 D Tryin' to do what's right. 2:11 G Em7 The folks would come to me, C They'd say, "We need you here", A7 D I'd stay there for the night, Pre-chorus 2: 2:26 G D Em Oh, I wish I was. D G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh, G7 C A7 D | D | G A wild west he ________ro. Chorus 2: 2:42 Am7 G D Ride the range all the day Em B Till the first fading light, C G Be with my western girl A D Round the fire, oh, so bright. 2:54 G D I'd be the indians' friend, Em B Let them live to be free, C G Ridin' into the sunset, Am Cm G!! | G I wish I could be. Instrumental: 3:10 C | C | G | G 3:21 A | A | D#7 | D7 Refrain: 3:32 B7 Em7 Oh, I wish I was, D G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh, G7 C A7 D A wild west he_ro. 3:45 B7 Em7 I wish I was, D G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh, G7 C A7 D A wild west he_ro. 3:57 B7 Em7 I wish I was, D G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh, G7 C A7 D A wild west he_ro. 4:09 B7 Em7 Wish I was, D G Oh-oh oh-oh-oh, G7 C A7 D | D | G -> A wild west he_________ro. Coda: 4:23 G D Em A Wish I was, oo-oo-oo-oo, D | G!! A wild west he__ro.
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