Year: 1970 - Album: Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
Written by John Lennon
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 Am 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 D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G Am They hurt you at home and they hit you at school Am G Am They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool Am 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 Em Am When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years G Am Then they expect you to pick a career Am D 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 Em Am And you think you're so clever and classless and free G D 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 Em Am There's room at the top they are telling you still Am 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 D 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
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