Intro: Fmaj7 C
e|-0-3---0--3--0-0--0-3--0-3--0-0--0-|
B|-1-1---1--1--1-3--1-1--1-1--1-1--3-|
G|-2-2---2--2--2----0-0--0-0--0-0----|
D|-3-3---3--3--3----2-2---------2----|
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Verse:
Am C Am G
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
F G C
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Am C Am G
Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled
F G C
It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten
Chorus: Play the chorus like the intro
Fmaj7 C
We are the sons of no one, bastards of young
Fmaj7 C
We are the sons of no one, bastards of young
F G- - - C
The daughters and the sons
Verse:
Am C Am G
Clean your baby womb, trash that baby boom
F G C
Elvis in the ground, there'll ain't no beer tonight
Am C Am G
Income tax deduction, what a hell of a function
F G C
It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten
Chorus: Same as above
Bridge:
Dm G Am Bb
Unwillingness to claim us, ya got no word (war?) to name us
Solo: Am, C, Am, G / Am, C, Am, G / F, G, C
Verse:
Am C Am G
The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest
F G C
And visit their graves on holidays at best
Am C Am G
The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please
F G C
If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them
Chorus: Same as above