Working Class Hero — John Lennon
Chords and lyrics for Working Class Hero by John Lennon (key of G).
Verse 1
From the album "Plastic Ono Band" (1970)
Main Riff
Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to include this basic riff:
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Intro
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Verse 1
As [Am]soon as you're born they [G]make you feel [Am]small
By [Am]giving you no time [G]instead of it [Am]all
Till the [Am]pain is so big you feel [G]nothing at [Am]all
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be
Verse 2
They [Am]hurt you at home and they [G]hit you at [Am]school
They [Am]hate you if you're clever and they [G]despise a [Am]fool
Till you're [Am]so fucking crazy you can't [G]follow their [Am]rules
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be
Verse 3
When they've [Am]tortured and scared you for [G]twenty odd [Am]years
[Am]Then they expect you to [G]pick a [Am]career
When you [Am]can't really function you're [G]so full of [Am]fear
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be
Verse 4
Keep you [Am]doped with religion and [G]sex and [Am]T.V.
And you [Am]think you're so clever and [G]classless and [Am]free
But you're [Am]still fucking peasants as [G]far as I can [Am]see
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be
Verse 5
There's [Am]room at the top they are [G]telling you [Am]still
But [Am]first you must learn how to [G]smile as you [Am]kill
If you [Am]want to be like the [G]folks on the [Am]hill
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be
Outro
If you [Am]want to be a hero well [G]just follow [Am]me
If you [Am]want to be a hero well [G]just follow [D]me[Am]
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