Chords for Alec Benjamin with John Mayer - Death of a Hero [Live from El Rey Theatre]

I have, uh, like, [Ab] something that I wanted to do this evening, [E] uh, for you guys.
I have one of my friends that's here, [Eb] and I wanted to play a song with him if that's cool with you [B] guys, so_
_ His name is John [D] Mayer. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Alright, here we go.
This [A] song's called Death of a Hero. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was in Pittsburgh when I saw Superman in the back room.
He was doing lines or something in the bathroom.
_ I barely recognized him at all. _ _ _ _ _ _
I saw him doing things you shouldn't do with all that power.
I wish someone would've thrown him in the shower.
_ I barely recognized him at all. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ That night I [Gm] put my youth [Bb] in a casket.
And buried it inside of me. _
_ That night I saw through all the [Bb] magic.
And now I'm a witness [Gm] to the death [Eb] of a hero.
[Bb] _ I burned [Gm] all the pictures [Eb] in the [Bb] attic.
_ And threw [Gm] away the [Eb] magazines. _
[Bb] _ That night [Gm] I saw through [Bb] all the magic.
And now I'm a witness [Gm] to the death [Eb] of a hero.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
I tried to look away, but you [A] can't look away from a [Bb] train wreck.
_ [Gm] Things [A] he said to girls, [Bb] well, they were shameless.
_ [Eb] I barely [Bb] recognized him at all.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] I tried to help, [Gm] but he [A] said he was just too [Bb] far from saving.
_ [Gm] And nothing [A] I could say [Bb] was gonna change him.
[Eb] I barely [Bb] recognized him at all. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That night [Gm] I put my [Bb] youth in a casket.
_ And buried it inside of me. _
_ That night I saw through [Eb] all the magic.
[Bb] And now I'm a witness [Gm] to the death [Eb] of a hero.
[Bb] I _ burned [Gm] all the pictures [Bb] in the attic.
And threw [Gm] away the [Eb] magazines. _
[Bb] _ That night [Gm] I saw through [Bb] all the magic.
And now I'm a witness [Gm] to the death [Bb] of a hero.
The death of a hero, he couldn't be [Gm] saved.
Now I'm cutting the [Eb] grass and I'll cover his [Bb] grave.
I'll cover his [Gm] grave.
_ [Eb] _
[Bb] The death of a hero, I'm turning the [Gm] page.
Now I'm cutting the [Eb] grass and I'll cover his [Bb] grave.
I'll cover his grave.
One more time.
The death of a hero, he couldn't be [Gm] saved.
Now I'm cutting the [Eb] grass and I'll cover his [Bb] grave.
_ I'll cover his [Gm] grave.
_ [Bb] _
The death of a hero, I'm turning the [Gm] page.
Now I'm cutting the [Bb] grass and I'll cover his grave.
_ I'll cover his grave.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ I'm [Gm] _ a witness to [Bb] the _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] death of a hero.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] The death of a hero, he couldn't be saved.
Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover _ [Gm] his grave.
I'll cover _ [Eb] _
[Bb] his grave.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ The _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] death of a hero, [Eb] he couldn't [Bb] be saved. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [Gm] have put my youth [Bb] in a casket.
_ And buried [Gm] it inside of [Bb] me.
_ At night [Gm] I saw through [Bb] all the magic.
And now I'm [Gm] a witness to the death [Eb] of a [Bb] hero.
I burned [Gm] all the pictures [Eb] in the [Bb] attic.
And threw [Gm] away the [Eb] magazines. _
[Bb] _ _ At night [Gm] I saw through [Eb] all the magic.
[Bb] And now I'm a witness [Gm] to the death [Eb] of a hero.
[Gm] _ I burned all the [Eb] pictures in the [Gm] attic.
_ And threw away the magazines.
_ _ At night I saw through all the magic.
And now I'm a witness to the [Eb] death of a hero.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _