Cream and Bastards Rise — Harvey Danger
Chords and lyrics for Cream and Bastards Rise by Harvey Danger (key of G).
Verse 1
Bar every chord but E.
Intro
[F#] [B] [F#] [B]
[E] [A] [G#] [G]
[F#] [F#7]
Verse 1
[F#]You're doing everything [B]your people said to
[F#]I'd hate to be the one [B]to break it to [E]you
It's only [A]sad 'cause [G#]it's [G]true
[F#]They misled you when they bred you
[F#]Somebody said some things they [B]have no right to
[F#]Somehow it stuck and you were [B]known as someone [E]who
Could simply [A]not [G#]follow [G]through if they [F#]have to
But you have to, don't you?
Chorus
[E]You don't have to be a [B]genius
But it [F#]helps to, it helps to
[E]Fools and charlatans, since they [B]may get wise
But [F#]only cream and bastards rise
[D]Yeah, you can [A]see it in their [F#]eyes
Instrumental
[F#] [B] [F#] [B]
[E] [A] [G#] [G]
[F#] [F#7]
Verse 2
[F#]You follow good advisors [B]to the letter
[F#]You know your friend He's doing [B]so much better than [E]you
Are ever [A]likely [G#]to [G]do, he'll [F#]eclipse you
[F#]But he will not miss you
Chorus
[E]You don't have to be a [B]genius
But it [F#]helps to, it helps to
[E]All the also-rans are [B]real nice guys
But [F#]only cream and bastards rise
Bridge
[D]People who could [A]buy and sell you
[E]Sharing a joke that they will [B]never tell you
[D]You think you're dialed [A]in, someone has to [E]win
And you know what that [B]means
That means someone's got to lose[D]
It's probably [A]you, [C]oh, it's probably [G]you, [F#]oh
Instrumental
[F#] [B] [F#] [B]
[E] [A] [G#] [G]
[F#] [F#7]
Verse 3
[F#]It's not a race, it's not a [B]competition
[F#]And if it were, you'd be in [B]no position
[E]To get them to [A]listen [G#]to [G]you if you [F#]had to
[F#]Not even if your life depended on it
Chorus
[E]You don't have to be a [B]genius
But it [F#]helps to, it helps to
[E]Some are aliens, the [B]rest are spies
But [F#]only cream and bastards rise
[D]Yeah, you can [A]see it in their [F#]eye, eye, eye, eye
[F#]eye, eye, eye, eye, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha
ha, ha ha ha
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