(Standard Tuning) 
 
{VERSE 1} 
 

A5 
Urban enzyme digest slowly 
C5 
eating crust and crouton wholly 
F5 
cut up news with froth and frolic 
F5 
hero doomed and alcoholic 
 
 
A5 
not a picture prized or pretty 
C5 
burning engines in the city 
F5 
not a word could be tainted 
F5 
when ivory teeth come golden plated 
 
{CHORUS} 
 

A5 
running frowning waving madly 
C5 
came from nothing returning gladly 
F5 A5 
he said strip strip, shout it out 
C5 F5 
you've done me over, now let me out 

 
A5 C5 
the bastard son, the bastard son, 
F5 
the bastard son of.... 
C5 E5 
the bastard son, the bastard son, 
F5 
the bastard son of.... 
A5 
the bastard son of you know who. 
 
{VERSE 2} 
 

A5 
flashes lighten grim and gravy 
C5 
instant when it's bright and maybe 
F5 
happiness will someday bite 
F5 
from eating starbeams in the night 
 
 
A5 
crunch it, chew it, spit it out 
C5 
strip the flesh and suck it out 
F5 
between the teeth of envy plain 
F5 
come bits of cosmos fire and rain 
 
{EXTENDED CHORUS} 
 

A5 
running frowning waving madly 
C5 
came from nothing returning gladly 
F5 A5 
he said strip strip, shout it out 
C5 F5 
you've done me over, now let me out 
 
 
A5 C5 
the bastard son, the bastard son, 
F5 
the bastard son of.... 
C5 E5 
the bastard son, the bastard son, 
F5 
the bastard son of.... 
A5 
the bastard son of you know who. 
A5 C5 
running frowning waving came from nothing 
F5 
running frowning waving came from nothing 
A5 C5 
running frowning waving came from nothing 
F5 
running frowning waving came from nothing 
A5 
running frowning waving madly 
C5 
came from nothing returning gladly 
F5 A5 
he said strip strip, shout it out 
C5 F5 
you've done me over, you've done me over 
F5 A5 
you've done me over, you've done me over 
C5 F5 
you've fucked me over, so let me out 
A5 C5 
the bastard son, the bastard son, 
F5 
the bastard son of.... 
C5 E5 
the bastard son, the bastard son, 
F5 
the bastard son of.... 
G5 A5 
will you ever know how it feels 
G5 C5 D5 
no mother or father to depend upon 
E5 F5 
will you ever know how it feels 
G5 A5 
to be alone in this world, 
B5 A5 
all alone