Biography:
Jeffrey Gaines (born in 1966 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was signed to the Chrysalis Records label in 1990 and released his debut eponymous album in 1992. He continues to perform live, and his latest album, "Alright" was released in 2018.
Gaines studied art before becoming a singer as a teenager. He joined a local cover band then left later and released his first, self-titled album in 1992 after signing to Chrysalis Records.
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Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G 2x
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
He's lived as long as he possibly can given the circumstance
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
'cause he's protected himself from the world he never gave it a chance
Em D G C
and he says: here in my security
Em D G C
I've put a limit on my self-potential and my possibility
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
She's seen these walls and they never change everything's in its place
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
her relationships so neatly arranged down to religion and race
Em D G C
and she says: here in my security
Em D G C
I don't make a move unless my friends approve I do what's expected of me
(bridge)
A7 C A7 C
And as I grow older and there's so much that I do not know
A7 C A7 C
I'm drawn to those who are bolder and go where no one dares to go
(chorus)
G Am Em
And I sleep and I dream of the person I might have been
D
then I'll be free again
G Am Em D
And I speak like someone who's been to the highest peaks and back again
G Am Em D
And I swear that my grass is greener than anyone's 'til I believe again
G Am Em D
Then I wake and the dream fades away and I face the day and I realize
C D G Am
that there's got to be some hero in me
C D G Am
That there's got to be some hero in me
C D G Am
That there's got to be some hero in me
Em D C D
There's got to be some hero in me
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
They've been suppressing their every desire they do nothing on a whim
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
she's lost her sparkle and he's lost the fire
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
their future looks very dim
Em D G C
And I say: here in my security
Em D G C
I've simply let myself go I've developed a co-dependency
(bridge)
A7 C A7 C
And as I grow older so many places that I've never been
A7 C A7 C
time's tapping my shoulder I hope it's never too late to begin
(Repeat chorus, end on G)
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Chords are:
E A D G B E
Gadd9 0 3 0 0 3 3
G6th 0 2 0 0 3 3
Gmaj7 2 2 0 0 3 3
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
A7 X 0 2 0 2 0
C X 3 2 0 1 0
D X X 0 2 3 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
He's lived as long as he possibly can given the circumstance
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
'cause he's protected himself from the world he never gave it a chance
Em D G C
and he says: here in my security
Em D G C
I've put a limit on my self-potential and my possibility
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
She's seen these walls and they never change everything's in its place
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
her relationships so neatly arranged down to religion and race
Em D G C
and she says: here in my security
Em D G C
I don't make a move unless my friends approve I do what's expected of me
(bridge)
A7 C A7 C
And as I grow older and there's so much that I do not know
A7 C A7 C
I'm drawn to those who are bolder and go where no one dares to go
(chorus)
G Am Em
And I sleep and I dream of the person I might have been
D
then I'll be free again
G Am Em D
And I speak like someone who's been to the highest peaks and back again
G Am Em D
And I swear that my grass is greener than anyone's 'til I believe again
G Am Em D
Then I wake and the dream fades away and I face the day and I realize
C D G Am
that there's got to be some hero in me
C D G Am
That there's got to be some hero in me
C D G Am
That there's got to be some hero in me
Em D C D
There's got to be some hero in me
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
They've been suppressing their every desire they do nothing on a whim
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
she's lost her sparkle and he's lost the fire
Cadd9 G6th Gmaj7 G
their future looks very dim
Em D G C
And I say: here in my security
Em D G C
I've simply let myself go I've developed a co-dependency
(bridge)
A7 C A7 C
And as I grow older so many places that I've never been
A7 C A7 C
time's tapping my shoulder I hope it's never too late to begin
(Repeat chorus, end on G)
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Chords are:
E A D G B E
Gadd9 0 3 0 0 3 3
G6th 0 2 0 0 3 3
Gmaj7 2 2 0 0 3 3
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
A7 X 0 2 0 2 0
C X 3 2 0 1 0
D X X 0 2 3 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
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