A Bastard Like Me chords by Paul Kelly

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G# minorG#m  C# minorC#m  G# minorG#m


Verse:
C# minorC#m             BB           A augmentedA            C# minorC#m
I was born in the bush near old Alice Springs, as far as you get from the sea.
C# minorC#m             BB            A augmentedA         C# minorC#m
My mother was a fighter, my daddy was too. He never knew a bastard like me.
C# minorC#m             BB                 A augmentedA              C# minorC#m
My brothers and sisters are scattered like the wind, from the desert and the hills to the sea.
C# minorC#m   E MajorE           BB          A augmentedA          C# minorC#m
Much too young, many died, but I have survived. So lucky, a bastard like me.

Chorus:
C# minorC#m  BB    A augmentedA          C# minorC#m
Oooh, oooh. So lucky, a bastard like me.
E MajorE         BB           A augmentedA          C# minorC#m
I have survived a hell of a life. Nobody knows a bastard like me.


Verse:
E MajorE         BB       A augmentedA     BB      C# minorC#m
Call me a stray, a dog every day. Call me a mongrel half-breed.
E MajorE            BB           C# minorC#m
Mongrels are strong, so you take me on. Watch out for a bastard like me.


Chorus:
C# minorC#m  BB        A augmentedA              C# minorC#m
Oooh, oooh. You better watch out for a bastard like me.
 E MajorE           BB          A augmentedA            C# minorC#m
I fuoght all the way. I fight every day. You can't stop a bastard like me.


Interlude:
BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m E MajorE BB A augmentedA C# minorC#m


Verse:
C# minorC#m E MajorE          BB        A augmentedA        C# minorC#m
I've taken my licks, I've taken my kicks. I am a man of degree.
E MajorE          BB             A augmentedA          C# minorC#m
I wear the scars, I earned them so hard. Every day in the lucky country.


Chorus:
C# minorC#m  BB      A augmentedA          C# minorC#m
Oooh, oooh. every day in the lucky country.
C# minorC#m E MajorE          BB             A augmentedA                 C# minorC#m
I've taken my licks. I've kicked against the pricks. Don't try and stop...a bastard like me.


Outro:
C# minorC#m
(fade...)