Working class hero

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

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

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

Keep you doped with religion and sex and T.V.	a G a
And you think you're so clever and classless and free	a G a
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see	a G a
A working class hero is something to be	a G a
A working class hero is something to be	a G D a

There's room at the top they are telling you still	a G a
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill	a G a
If you want to be like the folks on the hill	a G a
A working class hero is something to be	a G a
A working class hero is something to be	a G D a

If you want to be a hero well just follow me	a G a
If you want to be a hero well just follow me	a G D a