Working Class Hero — Marianne Faithfull
Chords and lyrics for Working Class Hero by Marianne Faithfull (key of G).
Verse 1
Original by John Lennon
The Intro and the first part of the recording are bass-notes only, A and G.
They continue to drive through the whole song.
I've included the full Am and G chords from the start though, as they
gradually filter in on top
of the bass line. Build them into your arrangement, but never lose the
relentless menacing A & G bass.
Intro
| Am Am/G | x8
Verse 1
As [Am]soon as you're [Am/G]born they [Am]make you feel [Am/G][Am]small[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
By [Am]giving you no [Am/G]time [Am]instead of it [Am/G]all[Am/G][Am][Am/G][Am]
Till the [Am]pain is so big [Am/G]you feel [Am]nothing at [Am/G][Am]all[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G][Am]
Verse 2
They [Am]hurt you at home[Am/G] and they [G/A]hit you at [Am][Am/G][Am]school[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
They [Am]hate you if you're clever[Am/G] and they [G/A]despise a [Am][Am/G][Am]fool[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
Till you're [Am]so fucking crazy [Am/G]you can't [G/A]follow their [Am][Am/G][Am]rules[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
Verse 3
When they've [Am]tortured and scared [Am/G]you for [G/A]twenty odd [Am][Am/G][Am]years[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
And [Am]then they expect [Am/G]you to [G/A]pick a [Am][Am/G][Am]career[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
But you [Am]really can't [Am/G]function you're [G/A]so full of [Am][Am/G][Am]fear[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
Verse 4
Keep you [Am]doped with religion [Am/G] and [G/A]sex and [Am][Am/G][Am]T.V.[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
And you [Am]think you're so clever[Am/G] and [G/A]classless and [Am][Am/G][Am]free[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
But you're [Am]still fucking peasants[Am/G] as [G/A]far as I can [Am][Am/G]see[Am/G][Am]
[Am] [Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
Verse 5
There's [Am]room at the top [Am/G] they are [G/A]telling you [Am][Am/G][Am]still[Am][Am/G]
[Am/G]
But [Am]first you must learn [Am/G]how to [G/A]smile as you [Am][Am/G][Am]kill[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
If [Am]you want to live [Am/G]like the [G/A]folks on the [Am][Am/G][Am]hill[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[Am/G][Am][Am/G]
A [Am]working class [Am/G]hero is [G/A]something to [Am][Am/G][Am]be[G][Am][Am/G]
Outro
[Am] [Am/G] [Am] [G]
[Am]
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