Bm                          A            Bm
As soon as your born they make you feel small,
                             A     Bm
By giving you no time instead of it all,
                                   A         Bm
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all,
Bm                           A       Bm
A working class hero is something to be,

Bm                          A               Bm
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school,
                           A                     Bm
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool,
                          A                          Bm
Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules,
Bm                A     Bm
A working class hero is something to be,

Bm                                        A            Bm
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,
                  A    Bm
Then they expect you to pick a career,
                                       A        Bm
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
Bm                 A     Bm
A working class hero is something to be,

Bm                               A      Bm
Keep you doped with religion and sex and tv,
Bm                                           A             Bm
And you think you're so clever and you're classless and free,
Bm                                    A             Bm
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see,
Bm                 A     Bm
A working class hero is something to be,
Bm                 A    Bm
A working class hero is something to be.

Bm                                  A           Bm
There's room at the top they are telling you still,
                                  A             Bm
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
                            A             Bm
If you want to be like the fool on the hill,

Bm                  A    Bm
A working class hero is something to be.
Bm                  A    Bm
A working class hero is something to be.
Bm                       A                 Bm
If you want to be a hero, well just follow me