G              D            C               G
You gotta be a dreamer to unleash the inner man
Em                C               G
And always have a way to beat the guessing
G                   D                C               G
And if you couldn't swim, you had to do the best you can
Em            C              G
That's what I took to be his blessing


[Pre-chorus]
Am             D            C        G
And though the water may be deep and cold
Bm               C            G
He always pushes harder to be kind
    C              D
Yet on the morning after
     Bm                  C
When things have settled down


[Chorus]
   Em                 C
No words express what he knows
   Em                 C
No palette paints his hand
   Em       C              G
No ordinary hero, this old man


[Break]
G D C G
C D G


[Verse 2]
G              D             C               G
Welcome to the carnivore who eats his fellow man
Em             C               G
Welcome to the land we call Britannia
G               D               C                G
Where everybody needs the kinda guy that takes a stand
Em                C                 G
You can't imagine life without him, can yer?


[Pre-chorus]
Am             D            C        G
And though the water may be deep and cold
Bm               C            G
He always pushes harder to be kind
    C              D
Yet on the morning after
     Bm                  C
When things have settled down


[Chorus]
   Em                 C
No words express what he knows
   Em                 C
No palette paints his hand
   Em       C              G
No ordinary hero, this old man


[Break]
G D C G
C D G


[Verse 3]
G                D            C           G
He got a certain rhythm and a sympathetic smile
Em                C              G
He's always got a tale or two to hold ya
G                   D              C               G
He'll barricade the roads when the others jump the stile
Em                  C              G
He'll always be the one, the local soldier


[Pre-chorus]
Am             D            C        G
And though the water may be deep and cold
Bm               C            G
He always pushes harder to be kind
    C              D
Yet on the morning after
     Bm                  C
When things have settled down


[Chorus]
   Em                 C
No words express what he knows
   Em                 C
No palette paints his hand
   Em       C              G
No ordinary hero, this old man

   Em                 C
No words express what he knows
   Em                 C
No palette paints his hand
   Em       C              G
No ordinary hero, this old man


[Outro]
G D C G
C D G
G D C G
C D G