Tabs
This is Green Day's cover of John Lennon's Working Class Hero.
There is a capo version under the un capoed tab so don't leave comments of how there should be a capo.
Slow tempo
Intro:
Guitar1
E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S S S (this rythm carries throughout)
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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Guitar2
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|----------2h4-------2h4-------|
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Verse1:
guitar1
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-.|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-.|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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guitar2
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|----------------------------------------2h4----------2h4----.|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------| X3
Chorus1:
guitar1
|2-2-2-2-2---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|3-3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-.|
|4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-.|
|2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|----------------------------------------2h4-------------2h4-----------.|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse and chorus again
Verse2:
guitar1 w/distortion
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|\3---3-----2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|\4-4---2-2---9-9---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|\4-----2-----9-9-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|\2-----0-----7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------5-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-.|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-.|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus2:
Guitar1 w/distortion
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|\3---3-----2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|\4-4---2-2---9-9---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|\4-----2-----9-9-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|\2-----0-----7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------5-----------------------------------|
Solo:
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|\----6-7---9b11-9-7--------6-7---9b11-9-7-9b11-|
|\9-9----------------9--9-9---------------------|
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|12-10---------------------------------\|
|------11--11-9-7----7--7-6--6---------\|
|-----------------9------------9-7-9~~~\|
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Ends with lennon's track for this. It's like a step down, plus there's tabs for his.
Order:
intro
verse1
chorus1
verse1
chorus1
verse2
chorus2
verse2
chorus2
solo
verse2
chorus2
listen to the song for repeat help
Lyrics:
As soon as youre born they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if your clever and they despise a fool
Till youre so fucking crazy you cant follow their rules
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
When they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you cant really function youre so full of fear
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
Keep you doped with religion and sex and tv
And you think youre so clever and classless and free
But youre still fucking peasants as far as I can see
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
Theres room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must how to smile as you kill
But if you want to be like the folks on the hill
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
A augmentedA working class hero is something to be
(lennon track)
If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero well just follow me
Just follow me
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Capo version
Capo on 2nd fret
Same rhythm patern as the first tabulature
intro
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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verse
A minorAm 
G+G
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------|
|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------|
chorus
A minorAm G+G 
D MajorD
|0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
|----------3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
The solo was also played a different way. This is on a different guitar without a capo
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|4-6-7-/11-9-7-4-4-6-7-/11-9-7-/11-16-14-11-9-7-4-7-7-6-6-4-2-4|
|x-x-x-/x--x-x-x-x-x-x-/x--x-x-/x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
|2-4-5-/9--7-5-2-2-4-5-/9--7-5-/9--14-12-9--7-5-2-5-5-4-4-2-0-2|
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E=eight note
S=Sixteenth note
/=Slide up
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