Verse 1:
[G]I was in Pittsburgh [C]when I saw [D]Superman in the [G]backroom
He was [C]doing lines or [D]something in the [G]bathroom
I [C]barely [D]recognized him at [G] [C] [D]all
[G]I saw him doing [C]things you shouldn’t [D]do with all that [G]power
I [C]wish someone would have [D]thrown him in the [G]shower
I [C]barely [D]recognized him at [G]all [C] [D]
Chorus:
[G]That night I put my [C]youth in a [D]casket
[G]And buried it [C]inside of [D]me
[G]That night I saw [C]through all the [D]magic
[G]Now I’m a witness to the [C]death of a [D]hero
[G]I burned all the [C]pictures in the [D]attic
[G]And threw away the [C]magazines [D]
[G]That night I saw [C]through all the [D]magic
And [G]now I’m a witness to the [C]death of a [D]hero
[G] [C] [D]
Verse 2:
[G]I tried to look away but [C]you can’t look [D]away from a [G]trainwreck
The [C]things you said to [D]girls, well they were [G]shameless
I [C]barely [D]recognized him at [G]all [C] [D]
[G]I tried to help but [C]he said he was [D]just too far from [G]saving
And [C]nothing I could [D]say was gonna [G]change him
I [C]barely [D]recognized him at [G]all [C] [D]
Chorus:
[G]That night I put my [C]youth in a [D]casket
[G]And buried it [C]inside of [D]me
[G]That night I saw [C]through all the [D]magic
[G]Now I’m a witness to the [C]death of a [D]hero
[G]I burned all the [C]pictures in the [D]attic
[G]And threw away the [C]magazines [D]
[G]That night I saw [C]through all the [D]magic
And [G]now I’m a witness to the [C]death of a [D]hero
Bridge:
[G]The death of a hero he couldn’t be saved
Now [C]I’m cutting the grass and I’ll [D]cover his grave
[G]I’ll cover his [C]grave [D]
[G]The death of a hero I’m turning the page
Now [C]I’m cutting the grass and I’ll [D]cover his grave
[G]I’ll cover his [C]grave [D]
Chorus:
[G]That night I put my [C]youth in a [D]casket
[G]And buried it [C]inside of [D]me
[G]That night I saw [C]through all the [D]magic
[G]Now I’m a witness to the [C]death of a [D]hero
[G]I burned all the [C]pictures in the [D]attic
[G]And threw away the [C]magazines [D]
[G]That night I saw [C]through all the [D]magic
And [G]now I’m a witness to the [C]death of a [D]hero