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