Ill Be A Hero When I Strike Chords & Lyrics - Merle Haggard

[C]All because I walk a different street


And not helloed by some I meet

That don't [G7]mean that what I do is [C]right


Those that said that I was wrong

Now say they knew it all along

Cause [G7]I'll be a hero when I [C]strike


[C7]I'll be a hero when I strike

Come [F]up tight and out of [C]sight

They'll [F]say I'm dynamite

And [C]they'd like to be there when I light

Cause [G7]I'll be a hero when I [C]strike


I love God and the flag

And I ain't the kind to stand and brag

And I'm [G7]the kind to stand right up and [C]fight


Don't need a uniform to wear

To make the people stop and stare

Cause [G7]Hoss I'll be a hero when I [C]strike


[C7]I'll be a hero when I strike

Come [F]up tight and out of [C]sight

They'll [F]say I'm dynamite

And [C]they'd like to be there when I light

Cause [G7]I'll be a hero when I [C]strike


Won't shake hands until I'm sore

Wear medals hangin' to the floor

They'll [G7]throw rocks at Franklin and his [C]kind


They'll say boy ain't that cowboy hot

There ain't nothin' he ain't got

But [G7]I'm gonna be a hero when I [C]strike


[C7]I'll be a hero when I strike

Come [F]up tight and out of [C]sight

They'll [F]say I'm dynamite

And [C]they'd like to be there when I light

Cause [G7]I'll be a hero when I [C]strike