John Lennon – Working Class Hero (Guitar Tab)

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by John Lennon from the album "Plastic Ono Band," 1970 This riff is both the intro and the fill between the vocals: Am
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--------|
G|-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--------|
D|-----2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-2-2--------|
A|--0---------------------------0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Here's the first verse and refrain: Am G Am
e|----------------------------3---3-3-3-3-----------------------|
B|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--0---0-0-0-0--------1-1-1-1--------|
G|-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2--------|
D|-----2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2--------|
A|--0-------------------------2---2-2-2-2----0------------------|
E|----------------------------3---3-3-3-3-----------------------|
As soon as yer born, they make you feel small By giving you no time in- stead of it all Am Em Am
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B|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1---------------------1-1-1-1--------|
G|-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---------------------2-2-2-2--------|
D|-----2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--------|
A|--0-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2----0------------------|
E|----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all Am G Am
e|----------------------------3---3-3-3-3-----------------------|
B|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--0---0-0-0-0--------1-1-1-1--------|
G|-----2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2--------|
D|-----2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2--------|
A|--0-------------------------2---2-2-2-2----0------------------|
E|----------------------------3---3-3-3-3-----------------------|
A working class hero is somethin' to be Am G D Am
e|------------------3---3-3-3-3---2---2-2-2---------------------|
B|----1---1-1-1-1---0---0-0-0-0---3---3-3-3-------1-1-1-1-------|
G|----2---2-2-2-2---0---0-0-0-0---2---2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-------|
D|----2---2-2-2-2---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-------|
A|------------------2---2-2-2-2----------------0----------------|
E|------------------3---3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
A working class hero is somethin' to be That's every verse, except for the very last line, when he ends it on a very faint D chord, then resolves to an A minor: Am G D
e|-------------------------------3---3-3-3-3---2-------|
B|--------1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1--0---0-0-0-0---3-------|
G|--------2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0---2-------|
D|--------2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-2-2--0---0-0-0-0---0-------|
A|----0--------------------------2---2-2-2-2-----------|
E|-------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-----------|
if ya want to be a hero then just follow me... Am
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1------------1---------------------------------------------|
G|---2------------2---------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------0--------------------------------------------------|
The open E note is a loud pluck, and play that last Am chord close to the bridge of the guitar and get that tinny, stiff sound. Actually, my strumming patterns are approximations; go with whatever you hear or whatever strumming pattern sounds best. Enjoy... [Verse 1] As soon as you're born, they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all 'Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all [Refrain] A working class hero is somethin' to be A working class hero is somethin' to be [Verse 2] They hurt you at home, and they hit you at school They hate you if you're clever, and they despise a fool 'Til you're so f*cking crazy you can't follow their rules [Refrain] A working class hero is somethin' to be A working class hero is somethin' to be [Verse 3] When they've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years They they expect you to pick a career When you can't really function you're so full of fear [Refrain] A working class hero is somethin' to be A working class hero is somethin' to be [Verse 4] Keep you doped with religion, sex, and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still f*cking peasants as far as I can see [Refrain] A working class hero is somethin' to be A working class hero is somethin' to be [Verse 5] There's room at the top, they are tellin' you still But first you must learn to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill [Refrain] A working class hero is somethin' to be A working class hero is somethin' to be If you want to be a hero then just follow me If you want to be a hero then just follow me...