JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Menjadi sebuah lagu yang paling banyak dibawakan, "Hero" dilantunkan oleh penyanyi yang terkenal dengan suara lantangnya, Mariah Carey.
Ditulis oleh Mariah Carey bersama Walter Afanasieff, lagu "Hero" dirilis pada 19 Oktober 1993 sebagai singel kedua dan dimuat dalam album studio ketiganya, Music Box.
Meraih kesuksesan besar, lagu tersebut berhasil menduduki puncak tangga lagu kedelapan ada Billboard Hot 100 pada saat itu.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Hero" dari Mariah Carey:
[Intro]
E E B/F# C#m C#m B A A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B
[Verse]
E D2
There's a hero if you look inside your heart
A/E Bsus B
You don't have to be afraid of what you are
E D2
There's an answer if you reach into your soul
C Bsus B
And the sorrow that you know will melt away
[Chorus]
E E B/F# C#m B A
And then a hero comes along with the strength to carry on
A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B E
And you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive
E E B/F# C#m B A
So when you feel like hope is gone look inside you and be strong,
A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B E
And you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you
[Verse]
E D2
It's a long road when you face the world alone
A/E Bsus B
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold
E D2
You can find love if you search within yourself
C Bsus B
And the emptiness you felt will disappear
[Chorus]
E E B/F# C#m B A
And then a hero comes along with the strength to carry on
A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B E
And you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive
E E B/F# C#m B A
So when you feel like hope is gone look inside you and be strong,
A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B E
And you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you
[Bridge]
C G/B G D
Lord knows dreams are hard to follow
C G/B G D/F# Em D
But don't let anyone tear them away
C G/B G D
Hold on there will be tomorrow
C G/B Bsus B
In time you'll find the way
[Chorus]
E E B/F# C#m B A
And then a hero comes along with the strength to carry on
A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B E
And you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive
E E B/F# C#m B A
So when you feel like hope is gone look inside you and be strong,
A E/G# F#m7 Bsus B E
And you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you