Bastards Of Young

G#m         B    G#m            
God what a mess, on the ladder 
       F#
of success
  E                         F#    
Where you take one step and miss 
               B
the whole first rung
G#m     B           G#m  
Dreams unfulfilled, graduate 
      F#
unskilled
  E                          F#   
It beats pickin' cotton or waitin'
          B
 to be forgotten


[Chorus]
E                           B
We are the sons of no one, bastards 
of young
E                           B
We are the sons of no one, bastards 
of young
E                      F#
The daughters and the sons


[Verse]
G#m              B    G#m       
Clean your baby womb, trash that
       F#
 baby boom
Continues after the ad
 E                      F#        
Elvis in the ground, waitin' on a 
          B
beer tonight
G#m          B            G#m   
Income tax deduction, what a 
       F#
hell of a function
 E                           F#   
It beats pickin' cotton or waitin'
         B
 to be forgotten


[Chorus]
E                           B
We are the sons of no one, bastards 
of young
E                           B
We are the sons of no one, bastards 
of young
E                      F#    B
The daughters and the sons
C#m                          E
Unwillingness to claim us, got no 
warrant to name us


[Solo]
G#m                B           
The ones love us best are the 
G#m               F#
ones we'll lay to rest
 E                          F#    
And visit their graves on holidays
     B
 at best
G#m                B           
The ones love us least are the 
G#m                 F#
ones we'll die to please
 E                            
If it's any consolation, I don't 
F#                       B
begin to understand them


[Chorus]
E                           B
We are the sons of no one, bastards 
of young
E                           B
We are the sons of no one, bastards 
of young
E                           F#
The daughters and the sons


[Other]
D#m
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