John Lennon

Working Class Hero

John Lennon


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  Am                         G             Am
As soon as you're born they make you feel small                                             
                           G          Am
 By giving you no time instead of it all
                                  G         Am
 Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
                               
    Am                    G          Am
A working class hero is something to be
    Am                    G   D      Am
A working class hero is something to be
                              
Am                              G          Am    
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
                                                                   
                                         G         Am
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
                                                                   
                                        G            Am
Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules
                               
    Am                    G          Am
A working class hero is something to be
    Am                    G    D     Am
A working class hero is something to be
                               
                                           G          Am
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
                         G        Am
Then they expect you to pick a career
                                                                      
                                        G         Am
When you can't really function you're so full of fear
                               
    Am                    G          Am
A working class hero is something to be
    Am                    G    D     Am
A working class hero is something to be
                               
                                 G       Am
Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
                                    G            Am
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
                                    G          Am
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see
                               
    Am                    G          Am
A working class hero is something to be
    Am                    G        D   Am
A working class hero is something to be
                               
                                 G           Am
There's room at the top they are telling you still
                                 G           Am
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
                            G           Am
If you want to be like the folks on the hill
                               
    Am                    G          Am
A working class hero is something to be
    Am                    G    D     Am
A working class hero is something to be
                               
                                  G       Am
If you want to be a hero well just follow me
                                  G   D    Am
If you want to be a hero well just follow me