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Bastards Of Young

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[Verse]
G#mGod what a mBess, G#mon the ladder of succeF#ss
WhEere you take one step and F#miss the whole first Brung
G#mDreams uBnfulfilled, G#mgraduate unF#skilled
It Ebeats pickin' cotton or waF#itin' to be forBgotten
[Chorus]
EWe are the sons of no one, bBastards of young
EWe are the sons of no one, bBastards of young
EThe daughters and the sF#ons
[Verse]
G#mClean your baby wBomb, G#mtrash that baby bF#oom
EElvis in the ground, waiF#tin' on a beer tonigBht
G#mIncome tax deBduction, what G#ma hell of a F#function
IEt beats pickin' cotton or waF#itin' to be foBrgotten
[Chorus]
EWe are the sons of no one, bBastards of young
EWe are the sons of no one, bBastards of young
EThe daughters and the sF#onsB  
C#mUnwillingness to claim us, goEt no warrant to name us
[Solo]
G#mThe ones love us beBst are the oG#mnes we'll lay to rF#est
AEnd visit their graves on hoF#lidays at bBest
G#mThe ones love us leBast are the G#mones we'll die to plF#ease
IEf it's any consolation, I donF#'t begin to understand thBem
[Chorus]
EWe are the sons of no one, bBastards of young
EWe are the sons of no one, bBastards of young
EThe daughters and the sonsF#  
[Outro]
D#mTake it, it's yours...

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Bastards Of Young

by The Replacements

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

D#m

[Verse]

G#m B G#m F#

God what a mess, on the ladder of success

E F# B

Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung

G#m B G#m F#

Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled

E F# B

It beats pickin' cotton or waitin' 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 F#

Clean your baby womb, trash that baby boom

E F# B

Elvis in the ground, waitin' on a beer tonight

G#m B G#m F#

Income tax deduction, what a hell of a function

E F# B

It beats pickin' cotton or waitin' 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 G#m F#

The ones love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest

E F# B

And visit their graves on holidays at best

G#m B G#m F#

The ones love us least are the ones we'll die to please

E F# B

If it's any consolation, I don't 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

[Outro]

D#m

Take it, it's yours...

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