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Version 1 Version 3Written by: John Lennon From the album "Plastic Ono Band" (1970) [Main Riff] Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to include this basic riff: Am Am 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|----0---0-------0---0---|----0---0-------0---0---| B|----1---1-------1---1---|----1---1-------1---1---| G|----2---2-------2---2---|----2---2-------2---2---| D|----2---2---0h2---------|----2---2---0h2---------| A|0-----------------------|0-----------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| ******************** | h Hammer-on ******************** [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 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 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 D Am A working class hero is something to be [Verse 3] Am G 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 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 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 Am A working class hero is something to be Am G D Am A working class hero is something to be [Verse 5] Am G 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 want to be like the 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 G Am If you want to be a hero well just follow me Am G D Am If you want to be a hero well just follow me