Bastards Of Young Tab by The Replacements

(B major) (B major)

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(B major) Ah (B major)

E|----------------------------------|-----0---------------0------------| B|-0---0-------0---0-------0--------|---------0---------------0--------| G|-8---11------8---11------8--------|-4---------------6----------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(B/E) (B/E)

E|----------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------| B|-0---0-------0---0-------0--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------| G|-8---11------8---11------8--------|-4-------4-------6-------6--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|----------------------------------| B|-0---0-------0---0-------0--------| G|-8---11------8---11------8--------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4

(G sharp5) God, what a mess, (B5)

on the ladder (G sharp5) of success (F sharp5)

Where you (E5) take one step and

(F sharp5) miss the whole first rung (B5)

(G sharp5) Dreams unfulfilled, (B5)

graduate (G sharp5) uns (F sharp5) killed

It (E5) beats pickin' cotton

and (F sharp5) waitin' to be for (B5) gotten

(B/E) We are the sons of no one,

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(B major) bastards of young

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(B/E) We are the sons of no one,

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(B major) bastards of young The

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(E5) daughters and the (F sharp5) sons

(G sharp5) Clean your baby womb, (B5)

trash (G sharp5) that baby boom (F sharp5)

(E5) Elvis in the ground,

no (F sharp5) way he'll be here tonight (B5)

(G sharp5) Income tax deduction, (B5)

one (G sharp5) hell of a function (F sharp5)

It (E5) beats pickin' cotton

or (F sharp5) waitin' to be for (B5) gotten

(B/E) We are the sons of no one,

(B major) bastards of young

(B/E) We are the sons of no one,

(B major) bastards of young

Not the (E5) daughters and the (F sharp5) sons

Un (C sharp5) willingness to claim (F sharp5) us,

ya (G sharp5) got (F sharp5) no (E5) war (D5) to (E5) name us

(B5) (B5)

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(E5) (E5)

E|-9---------------11b--------------|-(11)-----------------------------| B|-12b------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(B5) (B5)

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-9--------------------------------|-9---------------12---------------| G|-11b-------------11---------------|-11b------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(C sharp5) (F sharp5)

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-9--------------------------------|-(9)------------------------------| G|-11b------------------------------|-(11)-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(G sharp5) (E5)

E|-9-------------------------11--11-|-11b------------------------------| B|-12b------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(B5) The

E|-0--------------------------------| B|-0--------------------------------| G|-4--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4

(G sharp5) ones love us best (B5)

are the ones (G sharp5) we'll lay to rest (F sharp5)

And (E5) visit their graves on (F sharp5) holidays at (B5) best

The (G sharp5) ones love us least (B5)

are the ones (G sharp5) we'll die to (F sharp5) please

If it's (E5) any consolation,

(F sharp5) I don't begin to under (B5) stand them

(B/E) We are the sons of no one,

(B major) bastards of young

(B/E) We are the sons of no one,

(B major) bastards of young

(E5) Daughters and the (F sharp5) sons

(B/E) Young, (B/E) of (B major) young, (B major)

(B/E) Young, (B/E) (B major) young (B major)

(E5) Young (F sharp5)

(D sharp major) Take it, it's yours, take it, it's yours

Take it, it's yours, take it, it's yours

Take it, it's yours, take it, it's yours

Take it, it's yours, take it, it's yours

Take it, it's yours

[Repeat and fade]