Intro: Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) C (x32010@1) 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----| A|------------------3-----------3----| E|-----------------------------------| Verse: Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) God, what a mess, on the ladder of success F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten Chorus: Play the chorus like the intro Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) C (x32010@1) We are the sons of no one, bastards of young Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) C (x32010@1) We are the sons of no one, bastards of young F (133211@1) G- - - C (x32010@1) The daughters and the sons Verse: Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Clean your baby womb, trash that baby boom F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Elvis in the ground, there'll ain't no beer tonight Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Income tax deduction, what a hell of a function F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten Chorus: Same as above Bridge: Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) 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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) And visit their graves on holidays at best Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please F (133211@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them Chorus: Same as above