Working Class Hero

John Lennon

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As (Am)soon as you're born, they (G)make you feel (Am)small (Am)(Am)
By giving you no time, in(G)stead of it (Am)all (Am)(Am)
Til the pain is so big, you feel (G)nothing at all (Am)(Am)

Working Class Hero is (G)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)
Working Class (G)Hero is (D)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)

They hurt you at home and they (G)hit you at (Am)school, (Am)(Am)
They hate you if you're clever and they (G)despise a (Am)fool, (Am)(Am)
Till you're so fucking crazy you (G)can't follow their (Am)rules, (Am)(Am)

Working Class Hero is (G)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)
Working Class (G)Hero is (D)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)

 When they've tortured and scared you for (G)twenty odd (Am)years, (Am)(Am)
Then they expect you to (G)pick a ca(Am)reer, (Am)(Am)
When you can't really function you're so (G)full of (Am)fear, (Am)(Am)

Working Class Hero is (G)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)
Working Class (G)Hero is (D)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)

Keep you doped with religion and (G)sex and T(Am)V, (Am)(Am)
And you think you're so clever and (G)classless and (Am)free, (Am)(Am)
But you're still fucking peasents as (G)far as I can (Am)see, (Am)(Am)

Working Class Hero is (G)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)
Working Class (G)Hero is (D)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)

There's room at the top they are (G)telling you (Am)still, (Am)(Am)
But first you must learn how to (G)smile as you (Am)kill, (Am)(Am)
If you want to be like the (G)folks on the (Am)hill, (Am)(Am)

Working Class (Am)Hero is (G)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)
Working Class (G)Hero is (D)somethin' to be (Am)(Am)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Working Class Hero van John Lennon op Gitaartabs. Dit rockklassieke nummer uit 1970 staat op het album Plastic Ono Band en is perfect voor je als je net begint met gitaarspelen. Met zijn eenvoudige akkoordprogressie en direct herkenbare melodie bouw je hier snel zelfvertrouwen op.

Working Class Hero is ingesteeld op beginner-niveau en je hebt slechts drie akkoorden nodig: Am, G en D. Het format bestaat uit akkoorden, dus je hoeft geen ingewikkelde fingerstyle-patterns te leren — focus je op het ritme en het gemak van het akkoordwisselen. Pak je gitaar en begin vandaag nog.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the change: Am ↔ D
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: Akkoord-wisseltrainer (G-D-Em-C)8 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself