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Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero Chords

Chord reference F, C, Dm, G7, Dm7, Bb7, C#7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F]Wish [C]I [Dm]was, yeah, [G7]a wild west [C]he[C]ro. [F]

[F]Sometimes I [Dm7]look up high and then I [Bb7]think there might Just [G7]be a better [C7]life. [C] [F]

[F]Away from [Dm7]all we know, that’s where I [Bb7]wanna go, Out [G7]on the wild [C]side [C]

And I [F]wish [C]I was, [Dm]o[C]ooo[F]oh, A [F7]wild [Bb]west [G7]he[C] [C] [F]ro.

[C]Ride the [F]range all the [C]day till the [Dm]first fading [A7]light, Be with [Bb]my western [F]girl round the [G]fire, oh, so [C]bright. I’d be the [F]Indians [C]friend, let them [Dm]live to be [A7]free, Ridin’ [Bb]into the sun[F]set, I [G]wish [Bbm]I could [F]be.

[Bb7] [F7] [G7] [C#7] [C7] [F]

I’d [F]ride the [Dm7]desert sands and through the [Bb7]prairie lands, [G7]try’n to do what’s [C]right. [C] [F]

[F]The folks would [Dm7]come to me, they’d say, we [Bb7]need you here. I’d [G7]stay there for the [C]night. [C]

Oh I [F]wish [C]I was, [Dm]o[C]ooo[F]oh, A [F7]wild [Bb]west [G7]he[C] [C] [F]ro.

Artist Electric Light Orchestra
Album Out of the Blue
Genres Rock
Year 1978
Key F

How to Play Wild West Hero on Guitar?

Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Dm, G7, Dm7, Bb7, C#7 chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • For Bb7, To play A#7 | Bb7, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute B.
  • For C#7, To play C#7 | Db7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Wild West Hero with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.