Key: A
Introduction:
AmRiff
version 1
version 2
CRiff:
version 1
version 2
Am
Urban enzyme digest slowly
C
eating crust and crouton wholly
F
cut up news with froth and frolic
F
hero doomed and alcoholic
Am
not a picture prized or pretty
C
burning engines in the city
F
not a word could be tainted
F
when ivory teeth come golden plated
{CHORUS}
Am
running frowning waving madly
C
came from nothing returning gladly
F Am
he said strip strip, shout it out
C F
you've done me over, now let me out
Am C
the bastard son, the bastard son,
F
the bastard son of....
CEm
the bastard son, the bastard son,
F
the bastard son of....
Am
the bastard son of you know who.
{VERSE 2}
Am
flashes lighten grim and gravy
C
instant when it's bright and maybe
F
happiness will someday bite
F
from eating starbeams in the night
Am
crunch it, chew it, spit it out
C
strip the flesh and suck it out
F
between the teeth of envy plain
F
come bits of cosmos fire and rain
{EXTENDED CHORUS}
Am
running frowning waving madly
C
came from nothing returning gladly
F Am
he said strip strip, shout it out
C F
you've done me over, now let me out
Am C
the bastard son, the bastard son,
F
the bastard son of....
CEm
the bastard son, the bastard son,
F
the bastard son of....
Am
the bastard son of you know who.
Am C
running frowning waving came from nothing
F
running frowning waving came from nothing
Am C
running frowning waving came from nothing
F
running frowning waving came from nothing
Am
running frowning waving madly
C
came from nothing returning gladly
F Am
he said strip strip, shout it out
C F
you've done me over, you've done me over
F Am
you've done me over, you've done me over
C F
you've fucked me over, so let me out
Am C
the bastard son, the bastard son,
F
the bastard son of....
CEm
the bastard son, the bastard son,
F
the bastard son of....
G Am
will you ever know how it feels
G/B C Dm
no mother or father to depend upon
Em F
will you ever know how it feels
G Am
to be alone in this world,
B/G Am
all alone