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Bastard Child

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CHORDS:
    G(320033)
    C(032010)
    D(000232)
   Em(022000)
VERSE 1:
GWell momma never was no angel, 
Daddy never was no Csaint
There ain't a pretty childGhood picture
these family lines can Dpaint
GThis ain't no sob story 
This ain't no comCplaint
Hell, I'm proud of who I Gam
DProud of what I Gain't
CHORUS:
Cause I was Cborn a bastard child, 
Daddy run Goff and momma run wild
I got a Dcrooked cowboy smile
I walk a Gcrooked country mile
Coulda done Cworse, shoulda done better
Momma woulda Gtried if the bottle ever let her,
I ain't Dprince or a pile,
ain't doing bad for a bastard Gchild
VERSE 2:
GI was a fathers only son of a bitch
one the family never Cclaimed
and you can bet I didn't grow up Grich
and never really had a last Dname
I bear the Gmark of the bastard child
but I wear it with no Cshame
for any good or bad I've Gdone
I'll take the Dcredit and the Gblame
CHORUS:
Cause I was Cborn a bastard child, 
Daddy run Goff and momma run wild
I got a Dcrooked cowboy smile
I walk a Gcrooked country mile
Coulda done Cworse, shoulda done better
Momma woulda Gtried if the bottle ever let her,
I ain't Dprince or a pile,
ain't doing bad for a bastard Gchild
BRIDGE:
Well I'm a Emson of the earth
a Greal bad seed
All DI'll ever be worth 
is all I'll Gever need
I'm just Cthankful for my birth
and for my Dfamily
or else I wouldn't be me
CHORUS:
Cause I was Cborn a bastard child, 
Daddy run Goff and momma run wild
I got a Dcrooked cowboy smile
I walk a Gcrooked country mile
Coulda done Cworse, shoulda done better
Momma woulda Gtried if the bottle ever let her,
I ain't Dprince or a pile,
ain't doing bad for a bastard Gchild
I grew up Dfast, grew up wild,
ain't doing bad for a bastard Gchild

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Bastard Child

by Hellbound Glory

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is a tab based off the official chords taken from the music video from the band itself.

CHORDS:

(320033)

(032010)

(000232)

(022000)

VERSE 1:

Well momma never was no angel,

Daddy never was no saint

There ain't a pretty childhood picture

these family lines can paint

This ain't no sob story

This ain't no complaint

Hell, I'm proud of who I am

D G

Proud of what I ain't

CHORUS:

Cause I was born a bastard child,

Daddy run off and momma run wild

I got a crooked cowboy smile

I walk a crooked country mile

Coulda done worse, shoulda done better

Momma woulda tried if the bottle ever let her,

I ain't prince or a pile,

ain't doing bad for a bastard child

VERSE 2:

I was a fathers only son of a bitch

one the family never claimed

and you can bet I didn't grow up rich

and never really had a last name

I bear the mark of the bastard child

but I wear it with no shame

for any good or bad I've done

D G

I'll take the credit and the blame

CHORUS:

Cause I was born a bastard child,

Daddy run off and momma run wild

I got a crooked cowboy smile

I walk a crooked country mile

Coulda done worse, shoulda done better

Momma woulda tried if the bottle ever let her,

I ain't prince or a pile,

ain't doing bad for a bastard child

BRIDGE:

Well I'm a son of the earth

a real bad seed

All I'll ever be worth

is all I'll ever need

I'm just thankful for my birth

and for my family

or else I wouldn't be me

CHORUS:

Cause I was born a bastard child,

Daddy run off and momma run wild

I got a crooked cowboy smile

I walk a crooked country mile

Coulda done worse, shoulda done better

Momma woulda tried if the bottle ever let her,

I ain't prince or a pile,

ain't doing bad for a bastard child

I grew up fast, grew up wild,

ain't doing bad for a bastard child

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