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Version 1[Intro] Am [Verse 1] Am G Am As soon as you're born they make you feel small Am 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 D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be [Verse 2] Am G D Am They hurt you at home and they hit you at school Am G Am They hate if you're clever and despise a fool Am G Am Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be [Verse 3] Am G D Am When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years Am G Am Then they expect you to pick a career Am G Am When you can't really function you're so full of fear Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be [Verse 4] Am G D Am Keep you doped with religion and sex and T.V. Am G Am And you think you're so clever and classless and free Am G Am But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be [Solo] Am G D Am x3 Am G D Am Am Am Am [Verse 5] Am G D 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 Am G Am If you wanna be like all the folks on the hill Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be * G (F) Gm If you want to be a hero, well just follow me Gm F C If you want to be a hero, well just follow me * On this line the last chord from Green Day's recording is ringing, while the John Lennon sample a step lower is fading in.