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    This song describes the struggles of working class people. It discusses how the system makes them feel small and oppressed from a young age through the education system and religion. It asserts that working class people are kept subservient through these mechanisms of control and are told they can advance only if they mimic the oppressive behaviors of the upper classes. The song promotes the idea that the only way to truly be a hero is to reject this system that keeps working people down.

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    This song describes the struggles of working class people. It discusses how the system makes them feel small and oppressed from a young age through the education system and religion. It asserts that working class people are kept subservient through these mechanisms of control and are told they can advance only if they mimic the oppressive behaviors of the upper classes. The song promotes the idea that the only way to truly be a hero is to reject this system that keeps working people down.

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    John Lennon - Working Class Hero

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    This song describes the struggles of working class people. It discusses how the system makes them feel small and oppressed from a young age through the education system and religion. It asserts that working class people are kept subservient through these mechanisms of control and are told they can advance only if they mimic the oppressive behaviors of the upper classes. The song promotes the idea that the only way to truly be a hero is to reject this system that keeps working people down.

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    John Lennon – Working class hero

    [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

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