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