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[Verse]
BYesterday I told my sons, "Sometimes the bad guys win."
And F#that it made me scared about the world that we live in
But I G#mhad to reassure them that it wouldn't be for long
ESons we have to be ourselves, we have to be strong
I said, 'BBoys you are the future, so let this be a lesson
There mF#ay come a day you have to fight off their aggression
Cause fG#mear and hatred won today, the darkness ate the light,"
But bEoth of you look in my eyes, it'll be all right.
In Bevery step you take
I'm F#with you all the way
Cause I would G#mdie for you, and do what's right for you
In hopes that wEhen I'm gone, you'll carry on
These wEords I wrote for you
[Chorus]
'Til tF#hen
I'll siEng
BStand your gF#round
Don't G#mlet the bastards gErind you down
Be Bbold, be sF#trange
Don't G#mlet their fears make you Eafraid
There's F#hope, they'll chEange
[Verse]
Well I lBooked out to the world today, thought 'What a bloody mess!'
They strF#ipped our morals from us, put 'em under house arrest
'LibG#merty and country' are the words they need to speak
A little “Egod,” a little “freedom,” if we don’t agree, we're weak
And eBvery politician stood there idle and so smug
EmpF#owering the racists and Second Amendment thugs
WalG#ml St. and the billionaires, convinced us they’re so smart
Saying “Evote with your wallet, instead of with your hearts!”
But Bwe won't go away!
You F#won’t forget our name!
The G#mpussy generation, the PC and the brave
The Eprotesters that slink along these streets of misery
[Chorus]
And F#so...
I'll Esing
BStand your gF#round
Don't G#mlet the bastards gErind you down
Be Bbold, be sF#trange
Don't G#mlet their fears make you Eafraid
There's F#hope, they'll chEange
We'll cF#hange
We'll chEange
[Interlude]
BNo, no, no, no, no. Fuck no
F#No, no, no, no, no. Fuck no
G#mNo, no, no, no, no. EFuck no!
[Verse]
So gBive us all your faggots, all your niggas, and your spics
GiF#ve us all your Muslims, the so-called terrorists
We'll wG#melcome 'em with open arms and put 'em in our mix
We're bEetter off together now, embrace our difference
RemBember there is love!
Our wF#ords can stop their guns
ForG#mget the rednecks, living in the past
We're nEever going back now, we've reached critical mass!
And F#so...
I'll Esing
[Outro]
SBtand my gF#round
Won’t G#mlet the bastards grEind me down
I’m bBold, I’m F#strange
Won’t lG#met their fears make me aEfraid
There’s F#hope, they’ll chEange

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Bastards

by Machine Head

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G#m

[Verse]

Yesterday I told my sons, "Sometimes the bad guys win."

And that it made me scared about the world that we live in

G#m

But I had to reassure them that it wouldn't be for long

Sons we have to be ourselves, we have to be strong

I said, 'Boys you are the future, so let this be a lesson

There may come a day you have to fight off their aggression

G#m

Cause fear and hatred won today, the darkness ate the light,"

But both of you look in my eyes, it'll be all right.

In every step you take

I'm with you all the way

G#m

Cause I would die for you, and do what's right for you

In hopes that when I'm gone, you'll carry on

These words I wrote for you

[Chorus]

'Til then

I'll sing

B F#

Stand your ground

G#m E

Don't let the bastards grind you down

B F#

Be bold, be strange

G#m E

Don't let their fears make you afraid

F# E

There's hope, they'll change

[Verse]

Well I looked out to the world today, thought 'What a bloody mess!'

They stripped our morals from us, put 'em under house arrest

G#m

'Liberty and country' are the words they need to speak

A little “god,” a little “freedom,” if we don’t agree, we're weak

And every politician stood there idle and so smug

Empowering the racists and Second Amendment thugs

G#m

Wall St. and the billionaires, convinced us they’re so smart

Saying “vote with your wallet, instead of with your hearts!”

But we won't go away!

You won’t forget our name!

G#m

The pussy generation, the PC and the brave

The protesters that slink along these streets of misery

[Chorus]

And so...

I'll sing

B F#

Stand your ground

G#m E

Don't let the bastards grind you down

B F#

Be bold, be strange

G#m E

Don't let their fears make you afraid

F# E

There's hope, they'll change

We'll change

[Interlude]

No, no, no, no, no. Fuck no

G#m E

No, no, no, no, no. Fuck no!

[Verse]

So give us all your faggots, all your niggas, and your spics

Give us all your Muslims, the so-called terrorists

G#m

We'll welcome 'em with open arms and put 'em in our mix

We're better off together now, embrace our difference

Remember there is love!

Our words can stop their guns

G#m

Forget the rednecks, living in the past

We're never going back now, we've reached critical mass!

And so...

I'll sing

[Outro]

B F#

Stand my ground

G#m E

Won’t let the bastards grind me down

B F#

I’m bold, I’m strange

G#m E

Won’t let their fears make me afraid

F# E

There’s hope, they’ll change

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