title: Working Class Hero
key: Rock
harp type: Chromatic
genre: C
skill: Any

C Tenor – Low C
6 6 6 6 6 -5
As soon as you’re born
5 -5 5 -5 6
they make you feel small
6 8 8 8 8 -8
By giving you no time
-7 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
instead of it all–
6 6 6 6 6 6
Till the pain is so big
-5 -5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
you feel nothing at all–
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 6 6 6 6 -5
They hurt you at home and
5 -5 5 -5 6
they hit you at school
6 8 8 8 8 8 -8
They hate you if you’re clever
-7 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
and they despise a fool
6 6 6 6 6 6 -5
Till you’re so fucking crazy
-5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
you can’t follow their rules
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 6 6 6 6 6 -5
When they’ve tortured and scared you
5 -5 5 -5 6
for twenty odd years
8 8 8 8 -8
Then they expect you
-7 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
to pick a career-
6 6 6 6 6 6 -5
When you can’t really function
-5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
you’re so full of fear-
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 6 6 6 6 6 -5
Keep you doped with religion
5 -5 5 -5 6
and sex and T V
6 8 8 8 8 8 -8
And you think you’re so clever
-7 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
and class less and free
6 6 6 6 6 6 -5
But you’re still fucking peasants
-5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
as far as I can see
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 6 6 6 6 -5
There’s room at the top-
5 5 -5 5 -5 6
they are telling you still
6 8 8 8 8 -8
But first you must learn
-7 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
how to smile as you kill
6 6 6 6 6 -5
If you want to be like
-5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
the folks on the hill-
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -8 -7
A working class hero is something to be—
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
If you want to be a hero well just follow me—
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 -5 -4 3 -4 -3
If you want to be a hero well just follow me—