Am                           Em             Am
As soon as you're born, they make you feel small
    Am                     Em            Am
By giving you no time, instead of it all
          Am                      Am              Am
'Til the pain is so big, you feel nothing at all


[Refrain]
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be


[Verse 2]
     Am                         Em        Am
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
     Am                                Em           Am
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
            Am                           Em             Am
Until you're so fucking crazy, you can't follow their rules


[Refrain]
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be


[Verse 3]
              Am                           Em        Am
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
Am                       Em       Am
Then they expect you to pick a career
         Am                               Em       Am
When you can't really function, you're so full of fear


[Refrain]
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be


[Verse 4]
Am                           Em             Am
Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
         Am                           Em             Am
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
            Am                        Em             Am
But you're still fucking peasants, as far as I can see


[Refrain]
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be


[Verse 5]
          Am                        Em             Am
"There's room at the top," they are telling you, still
     Am                           Em           Am
But first, you must learn how to smile as you kill
       Am                   Em           Am
If you want to be like the folks on the hill


[Refrain]
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be
  Am                    Em             Am
A working class hero is something to be


[Outro]
       Am                       Em         Am
If you want to be a hero, then just follow me
       Am                       Em         Am
If you want to be a hero, then just follow me

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