###  I saved this off of alt.music.rush a while ago, and noticed it

###  wasn't at Nevada.  All of the chords sound right, and I added

###  the tabs.

###  Tony Zimmermann  



In article <2p0lin$mbg@hq.hq.af.mil>

lunatic@asylum.hq.af.mil (Jeff Kirvin) writes:

Ok, here's _Nobody Hero_ by Rush from _Counterparts_.



A brief note on chords. There are 3 chord namings which I should explain.



1) The suspended seconds (sus2). People with some chord theory should know

this, but for the less informed, its always root 5th barre chord with the

2nd string "open". So a Csus2 is played like:

E|-3-   For the Bbsus2 just move down the fret board. The Ebsus2 is played

B|-3-   differently. See below.

G|-5-

D|-5-

A|-3-

E|---



2) The Ebsus2. This has a very low sound to it, so I think Alex fingers it

like so:

E|-1-

B|-4-

G|-3-

D|-1-

A|-1-

E|---



3) The Gm/A. Now I *know* this is the wrong name for the chord, but I have

absolutely no idea what its proper name is. My handy-dandy book of 7,488

guitar chords doesn't seem to have it. Anyway, I finger it like this:

E|-3-   If this looks kinda wacko, there is precedent for it. Alex plays

B|-3-   the same chord in _Lock and Key_. Check the video if you don't

G|-3-   believe me :-)

D|-5-

A|-3-

E|-5-



The "Gm/A" chord may not sound quite right when you play it, but that's

probably because Alex uses a "Nashville tuning" technique for his guitar.

I'm not terribly familiar with this method, but I believe it involves

replacing the low, heavy, E, A, D strings with lighter guage ones so they

are tuned up to the same octave as the higher strings. So when you listen

to the cd at the "Gm Gm/A" change, it actually sounds like the change in

fingering is occuring on the higher stirings, but I don't think it is. It

sounds to me like the E, B, and G strings are unchanged through that chord

change. But anyway, if you think you have a better idea than that by all

means correct me.



As far as the two solos go, I haven't had time to figure them out, so they

aren't included. Chords only. Sorry.



Strumming is pretty much the key to this tune. There is no way I can

effectively transcribe the strumming pattern here but if you listen to the

cd and get a feel for the rhythm and where the chord changes occur, you

should be able to get pretty close to the original.



Warning: Playing this song on an acoustic with a thick neck may cause

severe cramping of the left hand (it did for me anyways - but then maybe its

just me; I get the same thing playing Distant Early Warning). :)



So, on with our show.





Nobody's Hero - Music by Lee and Lifeson

-------------   Lyrics by Peart



intro:

Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2

Gm Gm/A F



verse 1:

Gm            F                Bbsus2

I knew he was different in his sexuality

Gm            Gm/A           F

I went to his parties as the straight minority

   Gm             F            Bbsus2

He never seemed a threat to my masculinity

   Gm        Gm/A          F

He only introduced me to a wider reality



Ebsus2



       Gm           F       Bbsus2

As the years went by we drifted apart

       Gm                Gm/A          Dm           Csus2   Bbsus2

When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart



chorus1:

                    Dm

But he's nobody's Hero

                   Csus2

- Saves a drowning child

          Am              G

- Cures a wasting disease



  F

Hero

                   Am               < --  I hear a Dm here...   Z.

- Lands a crippled airplane

               Csus2     G

- Solves great mysteries



  Dm

Hero

                   Csus2

- Not the handsome actor

                Am          G

  who plays the hero's role



  F

Hero

                  Dm

- Not the glamour girl

                Csus2

  who'd love to sell her soul



   Am        G        Dm

If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero



solo1:

Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2

Gm Gm/A F Ebsus2                                                   P.H.



-6--6--6-H-8-P-6------6--10--|----15--15-P-13---------------------------|

------------------10---------|--15--15-------13---13-13-13--13-11--<11>-|

-----------------------------|-----------------------------------12-----|

-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|



verse2:

  Gm              F          Bbsus2

I didn't know the girl but I knew her family

Gm                   Gm/A           F

All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality

     Gm             F            Bbsus2

They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony

Gm                 Gm/A         F

Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity



Ebsus2



       Gm           F      Bbsus2

As the years went by we drifted apart

       Gm                 Gm/A          Dm           Csus2   Bbsus2 Gm

When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart



chorus2:

                     Dm

But she's Nobody's Hero

                  Csus2

- Is the voice of reason

              Am          G

  Against the howling mob



  F

Hero

                  Am     <--- (Dm)

- Is the pride of purpose

             Csus2       G

  In the unrewarding job



  Dm

Hero

                   Csus2

- Not the champion player

                Am           G

  Who plays the perfect game



  F

Hero

                  Dm

- Not the glamour boy

               Csus2

  Who loves to sell his name



Am          G        Dm

Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero



solo2: repeat Gm F Bbsus2

              Gm Gm/A F



---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|

------10---11--|---18-18-18--18-16-15----------15--|-------10--11------|

--12--10---10--|----------------------17-15-17-----|---12--10--10------|

--12-------8---|-----------------------------------|---12------8-------|

---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|

---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|



------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

----------15--15--|---------16--15--16--18--(18)-----------------------|

------15--15--15--|--17--15-------------------F------------------------|

--15--15----------|----------------------------------------------------|

--17--------------|----------------------------------------------------|

------------------|----------------------------------------------------|



       Gm           F   Bbsus2

As the years went by we drifted apart

       Gm                  Gm/A          Dm           Csus2   Bbsus2

When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart



chorus3:

                    Dm

But he's nobody's Hero

                   Csus2

- Saves a drowning child

          Am              G

- Cures a wasting disease



  F

Hero

                   Am

- Lands a crippled airplane

               Csus2     G

- Solves great mysteries



  Dm

Hero

                   Csus2

- Not the handsome actor

                Am          G

  who plays the hero's role



  F

Hero

                  Dm

- Not the glamour girl

                Csus2

  who'd love to sell her soul



   Am        G        Dm

If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero



outro:

Csus2 G

           F Am Csus2 G

Nobody's Hero

  Dm Csus2 Am G

Hero

           F Am Csus2 G

Nobody's Hero

  Dm Csus2 Am G

Hero



repeat to fade out.