Chords for Marianne Faithfull - "Working Class Hero" (live)
Tempo:
108.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Cm
C
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [D]
[C] As soon as you're born, they [Bb] make you [Cm] feel small
By giving you no [Bb] time, instead [Cm] of it all
Till the pain is so big, you [Bb] feel nothing at [C] all
A
[Bb] [C] [Cm] working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
They
[Bb] [Cm]
hurt you at home, and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever, and they [Bb] despise a [C] fool
[F] Till [Bb] [C] you're so fucking crazy, you [Bb] can't follow them
[Cm] A working class hero [Bb] is something to [Cm] be
A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
They tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years
And they expect you to [Bb] take a [Cm] career
But they really can't function in [Bb] your self-esteem
[C]
A [Cm]
working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
If
[Bb] [Cm] you're doped with religion, and [Bb] sex, and [Cm] TV
And you think you're so clever, and [Bb] classless, and [Cm] free
But we're all fucking peasants as far as I can see
[Bb] [Cm] A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
There's Rome at the top, they are telling us still
But first you must learn how to [Bb] smart, [Cm] you kid
If you want to live [Bb] like the folks [Cm] on the hill
A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working class [Bb] hero is something [Cm] to be
A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working [Bb] class hero is [F]
something to be
[Bbm] [N]
[Bb] [Cm] [D]
[C] As soon as you're born, they [Bb] make you [Cm] feel small
By giving you no [Bb] time, instead [Cm] of it all
Till the pain is so big, you [Bb] feel nothing at [C] all
A
[Bb] [C] [Cm] working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
They
[Bb] [Cm]
hurt you at home, and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever, and they [Bb] despise a [C] fool
[F] Till [Bb] [C] you're so fucking crazy, you [Bb] can't follow them
[Cm] A working class hero [Bb] is something to [Cm] be
A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
They tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years
And they expect you to [Bb] take a [Cm] career
But they really can't function in [Bb] your self-esteem
[C]
A [Cm]
working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
If
[Bb] [Cm] you're doped with religion, and [Bb] sex, and [Cm] TV
And you think you're so clever, and [Bb] classless, and [Cm] free
But we're all fucking peasants as far as I can see
[Bb] [Cm] A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
There's Rome at the top, they are telling us still
But first you must learn how to [Bb] smart, [Cm] you kid
If you want to live [Bb] like the folks [Cm] on the hill
A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working class [Bb] hero is something [Cm] to be
A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
A working [Bb] class hero is [F]
something to be
[Bbm] [N]
Key:
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Cm
C
F
D
Bb
Cm
C
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] As soon as you're born, they [Bb] make you [Cm] feel small
By _ _ _ _ _ _ giving you no [Bb] time, instead [Cm] of it all
Till _ _ _ _ _ the pain is so big, you [Bb] feel nothing at [C] all
A _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
_ They _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ hurt you at home, and they hit you at school _ _ _
They _ _ hate you if you're clever, and they [Bb] despise a [C] fool _ _
[F] Till _ [Bb] _ [C] you're so fucking crazy, you [Bb] can't follow them
[Cm] _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is something to [Cm] be _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _
_ _ _ They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years _
_ _ And _ _ _ they expect you to [Bb] take a [Cm] career _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But they really can't function in [Bb] your self-esteem
[C] _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] you're doped with religion, and [Bb] sex, and [Cm] TV _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And you think you're so clever, and [Bb] classless, and [Cm] free _ _
But _ _ _ we're all fucking peasants as far as I can see _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
A _ _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be _ _
There's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Rome at the top, they are telling us still _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But first you must learn how to [Bb] smart, [Cm] you kid _
If _ _ _ _ you want to live [Bb] like the folks [Cm] on the hill _ _
_ A _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ working class [Bb] hero is something [Cm] to be _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ working _ _ _ [Bb] class hero is [F] _
_ _ _ _ something _ to be _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] As soon as you're born, they [Bb] make you [Cm] feel small
By _ _ _ _ _ _ giving you no [Bb] time, instead [Cm] of it all
Till _ _ _ _ _ the pain is so big, you [Bb] feel nothing at [C] all
A _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
_ They _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ hurt you at home, and they hit you at school _ _ _
They _ _ hate you if you're clever, and they [Bb] despise a [C] fool _ _
[F] Till _ [Bb] _ [C] you're so fucking crazy, you [Bb] can't follow them
[Cm] _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is something to [Cm] be _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _
_ _ _ They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years _
_ _ And _ _ _ they expect you to [Bb] take a [Cm] career _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But they really can't function in [Bb] your self-esteem
[C] _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] you're doped with religion, and [Bb] sex, and [Cm] TV _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And you think you're so clever, and [Bb] classless, and [Cm] free _ _
But _ _ _ we're all fucking peasants as far as I can see _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] A working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be
A _ _ _ _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is [Cm] something to be _ _
There's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Rome at the top, they are telling us still _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But first you must learn how to [Bb] smart, [Cm] you kid _
If _ _ _ _ you want to live [Bb] like the folks [Cm] on the hill _ _
_ A _ _ _ working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ working class [Bb] hero is something [Cm] to be _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ A working class hero [Bb] is something [Cm] to be _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ working _ _ _ [Bb] class hero is [F] _
_ _ _ _ something _ to be _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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