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