E|------------------------| B|------1-----------------| G|------2-----------------| D|----0h2-----------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Gm F Gm As soon as you're born they make you feel small F Gm By giving you no time instead of it all F Gm Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all Gm F Gm G working class hero is something to be Gm F C Gm G working class hero is something to be Gm F Gm They hurt you at home and they hit you at school F Gm They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool F Gm Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules Gm F Gm G working class hero is something to be Gm F C Gm G working class hero is something to be F Gm When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years F Gm Then they expect you to pick a career F Gm When you can't really function you're so full of fear Gm F Gm G working class hero is something to be Gm F C Gm G working class hero is something to be F Gm Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV F Gm And you think you're so clever and classless and free F Gm But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see Gm F Gm G working class hero is something to be Gm F C Gm G working class hero is something to be F Gm There's room at the top they are telling you still F Gm But first you must learn how to smile as you kill F Gm If you want to be like the folks on the hill Gm F Gm G working class hero is something to be Gm F C Gm G working class hero is something to be F Gm If you want to be a hero well just follow me F C Gm If you want to be a hero well just follow me