Bastards of Young — The Replacements
Chords and lyrics for Bastards of Young by The Replacements (key of G#m).
Verse
[G#m]God what a [B]mess, [G#m]on the ladder of [F#]success
[E]Where you take one step and [F#]miss the whole first [B]rung
[G#m]Dreams [B]unfulfilled, [G#m]graduate [F#]unskilled
It[E] beats pickin' cotton or [F#]waitin' to be [B]forgotten
Chorus
[E]We are the sons of no one, [B]bastards of young
[E]We are the sons of no one, [B]bastards of young
[E]The daughters and the [F#]sons
Verse
[G#m]Clean your baby [B]womb, [G#m]trash that baby [F#]boom
[E]Elvis in the ground, [F#]waitin' on a beer [B]tonight
[G#m]Income tax [B]deduction, what[G#m] a hell of a [F#]function
[E]It beats pickin' cotton or [F#]waitin' to be [B]forgotten
Chorus
[E]We are the sons of no one, [B]bastards of young
[E]We are the sons of no one, [B]bastards of young
[E]The daughters and the [F#]sons[B]
[C#m]Unwillingness to claim us, [E]got no warrant to name us
Solo
[G#m]The ones love us [B]best are the [G#m]ones we'll lay to [F#]rest
[E]And visit their graves on [F#]holidays at [B]best
[G#m]The ones love us [B]least are the [G#m]ones we'll die to [F#]please
[E]If it's any consolation, I [F#]don't begin to understand [B]them
Chorus
[E]We are the sons of no one, [B]bastards of young
[E]We are the sons of no one, [B]bastards of young
[E]The daughters and the sons[F#]
Outro
[D#m]Take it, it's yours...
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