Chords (Guidster's Interpretation)  E.L.O Album Out of the Blue  Written by Jeff Lynne

G    D EM           A          D    G
Wish I was, yeah, a wild west hero.
G                    EM               C
Sometimes I look up high and then I think there might
       A           D
just be a better life.
G                 EM                    C
Away from all we know, that's where I wanna go,
       A          D
out on the wild side
G     D      EM   D  G   G7         C    D   
and I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
G                       D              EM             B7
Ride the range all the day till the first fading light,
         C           G            A            D
be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright.
           G         D              EM          B7
I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free,
       C        G      A       C        G
ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.

SOLO C G A C7  D7

I'd ride the desert sands and through the prairie lands,
try'n to do what's right.
The folks would come to me, they'd say, we need you here.
I'd stay there for the night.
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.

Ride the range all the day till the first fading light,
be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright.
I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free,
ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.

 Outro repeat   
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D  G
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D  G 
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D   G
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
D          EM           D  G   G7  C  D   G 
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
 G   D EM           A          D    G
Wish I was, o-o-oo-o-o-o-oo, a wild west hero
 
Writer Jeff Lynne