(Standard Tuning) 
 
{VERSE 1} 
 

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.... 
C Em 
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.... 
C Em 
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.... 
C Em 
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