A Bastard Like Me chords by Paul Kelly

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G#m   C#m   G#m


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

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


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


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


Interlude:
B A C#m E B A C#m


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


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


Outro:
C#m
(fade...)