[intro] Am [verse 1] Am As soon as you're born they G Am make you feel small Am G Am By giving you no time instead of it all Am Till the pain is so big you feel G Am nothing at all Am G Am a working class hero is something to be Am G D Am a working class hero is something to be [verse 2] Am They hurt you at home and they G Am hit you at school Am They hate you if you're clever and they G Am despise a fool Am Till you're so fucking crazy you can't G Am follow their rules Am G Am a working class hero is something to be Am G D Am a working class hero is something to be [verse 3] Am When they've tortured and scared you for G Am twenty odd years Am G Am Then they expect you to pick a career Am When you can't really function you're G Am so full of fear Am G Am a working class hero is something to be Am G D Am a working class hero is something to be [verse 4] Am Keep you doped with religion and G Am sex and T.V. Am And you think you're so clever and G Am classless and free Am But you're still fucking peasants as G Am far as I can see Am G Am a working class hero is something to be Am G D Am a working class hero is something to be [verse 5] Am There's room at the top they are G Am telling you still Am But first you must learn how to G Am smile as you kill Am If you want to be like the G Am folks on the hill Am G Am a working class hero is something to be Am G D Am a working class hero is something to be [outro] Am If you want to be a hero well G Am just follow me Am If you want to be a hero well G D Am just follow me