Chords for Green Day - Working Class Hero (Live American Idol) (Restored to Blu-Ray Quality)
Tempo:
105.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Soon [E] as you're born they make you [Bm] feel small
By giving you no [F#] time instead of [Bm] it all
Until the pain is so big [A] you feel nothing at [Bm] all
A working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
A working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
They hurt you at [E] home and they hit you [Bm] at school
They hate if you're clever [A] and despise a [Bm] fool
Until you're so crazy [A] you can't follow [Bm] their rules
A working [F#] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
A working [E] class hero is [B] something to [Bm] be in
When they judge [A] you and scare [E] you for twenty [Bm] odd years
Then they expect [A] you to pick a [Bm] career
When you can't really function [A] yourself or [Bm] appear
A working class [A] hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [C#m] is something [Bm] to be in
You can go through [A] marriage, marriage, gender, [E] and sex and [Bm] TV
And you think you're so clever [A] and [Bm] classless and free
But you're still dead [A] since it's far as I [Bm] can see
A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[B] [Bm]
It's [A] not a great job, [E] yes, yes, [Bm] yes, still
But first you must learn how [A] to smile [Bm] as you chill
If you want to be like [A] all the folks [Bm] on the hill
A working [A] class hero [E] is [Bm] something to be in
A working class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero is [E] something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
[A] If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero [G] well
By giving you no [F#] time instead of [Bm] it all
Until the pain is so big [A] you feel nothing at [Bm] all
A working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
A working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
They hurt you at [E] home and they hit you [Bm] at school
They hate if you're clever [A] and despise a [Bm] fool
Until you're so crazy [A] you can't follow [Bm] their rules
A working [F#] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
A working [E] class hero is [B] something to [Bm] be in
When they judge [A] you and scare [E] you for twenty [Bm] odd years
Then they expect [A] you to pick a [Bm] career
When you can't really function [A] yourself or [Bm] appear
A working class [A] hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [C#m] is something [Bm] to be in
You can go through [A] marriage, marriage, gender, [E] and sex and [Bm] TV
And you think you're so clever [A] and [Bm] classless and free
But you're still dead [A] since it's far as I [Bm] can see
A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[B] [Bm]
It's [A] not a great job, [E] yes, yes, [Bm] yes, still
But first you must learn how [A] to smile [Bm] as you chill
If you want to be like [A] all the folks [Bm] on the hill
A working [A] class hero [E] is [Bm] something to be in
A working class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero is [E] something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A working [A] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
[A] If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero [G] well
Key:
Bm
A
E
B
F#
Bm
A
E
_ _ Soon _ _ _ _ _ [E] as you're born they make you [Bm] feel small
_ _ _ _ By giving you no [F#] time instead of [Bm] it all _
_ _ Until the pain is so big [A] you feel nothing at [Bm] all _ _ _ _
A working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
A _ _ _ working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
_ _ _ _ They hurt you at [E] home and they hit you [Bm] at school _ _ _
_ They hate if you're clever [A] and despise a [Bm] fool
Until _ _ _ you're so crazy [A] you can't follow [Bm] their rules
_ _ _ _ A working [F#] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
A _ _ _ working [E] class hero is [B] something to [Bm] be in _ _ _
_ When they judge [A] you and scare [E] you for twenty [Bm] odd years _ _ _ _ _
Then they expect [A] you to pick a [Bm] career
_ When _ _ _ you can't really function [A] yourself or [Bm] appear
A _ _ _ _ working class [A] hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A _ _ _ _ working [A] class hero [C#m] is something [Bm] to be in _ _ _
_ You can go through [A] marriage, marriage, gender, [E] and sex and [Bm] TV _ _ _ _ _ _
And you think you're so clever [A] and [Bm] classless and free
_ _ _ _ _ But you're still dead [A] since it's far as I [Bm] can see _
_ _ _ _ A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in _ _
_ _ A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
It's [A] not a great job, [E] yes, yes, [Bm] yes, still
_ _ _ _ _ But first you must learn how [A] to smile [Bm] as you chill _ _
_ _ _ If you want to be like [A] all the folks [Bm] on the hill _ _ _ _
_ _ A working [A] class hero [E] is [Bm] something to be in _ _ _ _
A working class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
_ _ _ _ _ A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in _
_ _ _ A working [A] class hero is [E] something to [Bm] be in _ _ _
_ A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A _ _ _ working [A] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
_ _ _ _ [A] If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If _ _ _ _ you want to be a hero [G] well
_ _ _ _ By giving you no [F#] time instead of [Bm] it all _
_ _ Until the pain is so big [A] you feel nothing at [Bm] all _ _ _ _
A working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
A _ _ _ working [E] class hero is something [Bm] to be in
_ _ _ _ They hurt you at [E] home and they hit you [Bm] at school _ _ _
_ They hate if you're clever [A] and despise a [Bm] fool
Until _ _ _ you're so crazy [A] you can't follow [Bm] their rules
_ _ _ _ A working [F#] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
A _ _ _ working [E] class hero is [B] something to [Bm] be in _ _ _
_ When they judge [A] you and scare [E] you for twenty [Bm] odd years _ _ _ _ _
Then they expect [A] you to pick a [Bm] career
_ When _ _ _ you can't really function [A] yourself or [Bm] appear
A _ _ _ _ working class [A] hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A _ _ _ _ working [A] class hero [C#m] is something [Bm] to be in _ _ _
_ You can go through [A] marriage, marriage, gender, [E] and sex and [Bm] TV _ _ _ _ _ _
And you think you're so clever [A] and [Bm] classless and free
_ _ _ _ _ But you're still dead [A] since it's far as I [Bm] can see _
_ _ _ _ A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in _ _
_ _ A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
It's [A] not a great job, [E] yes, yes, [Bm] yes, still
_ _ _ _ _ But first you must learn how [A] to smile [Bm] as you chill _ _
_ _ _ If you want to be like [A] all the folks [Bm] on the hill _ _ _ _
_ _ A working [A] class hero [E] is [Bm] something to be in _ _ _ _
A working class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
_ _ _ _ _ A working [E] class hero is something to [Bm] be in _
_ _ _ A working [A] class hero is [E] something to [Bm] be in _ _ _
_ A working [A] class hero [E] is something to [Bm] be in
A _ _ _ working [A] class hero [E] is something [Bm] to be in
_ _ _ _ [A] If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If _ _ _ _ you want to be a hero [G] well
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