Bastards Of Young chords by The Replacements

G#     B  G#          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#   B      G#    F#
Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled
 E             F#       B
It beats pickin' cotton or waitin' to be forgotten

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

G#       B  G#       F#
Clean your baby womb, trash that baby boom
 E           F#         B
Elvis in the ground, waitin' on a beer tonight
G#     B      G#     F#
Income tax deduction, what a hell of a function
 E              F#      B
It beats pickin' cotton or waitin' to be forgotten


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

(B for 2 bars)

C#             E
Unwillingness to claim us, got no warrant to name us

(Solo)

G#        B      G#        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#        B      G#         F#
The ones love us least are the ones we'll die to please
 E              F#            B (Let ring)
If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them

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

D#-------------------
Take it, it's yours...