cream and bastards rise Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][G][D][G][D][G]
[C][D]

[Verse 1]
You're doing everything [G]your people said to
[D]I'd hate to be the one to
[G]break it to [C]you
It's only sad 'cause it's true
They [D]misled you when
they bred you
Somebody said some things
they [G]had no right to
[D]Somehow they stuck,
then you [G]were known as someone [C]who
Could simply not follow
through if he [D]had to
(But you have to, [C]don't you?)

[Verse 2]
You don't have to be [G]a genius,
but it [D]helps [C]to (helps to)
Fools and charlatans, they [G]may get wise
But [D]only cream and bastards rise,

[Interlude 1]
and you can see it in their eyes
[D][G][D][G][C]
[D]

[Verse 3]
You followed good advice [G]to the letter
[D]You know your friend?
He's doing [G]so much better than
[C]you are ever likely to do
He'll [D]eclipse you and he
will not miss [C]you

[Verse 4]
You don't have to be [G]a genius,
but it [D]helps [C]to (helps to)
All the also- rans [G]are real nice guys
But [D]only cream and bastards rise:
People who can buy and sell you
[C]Sharing a joke that they [G]will never tell you
You think you're dialed in
Someone has to [C]win,
and you know what that means
[G]It means someone's gotta lose

[Interlude 2]
It's probably you
[D][G][D][G][C]
[F][Eb][D]

[Verse 5]
[D]It's not a race, it's not [G]a competition
[D]And if it were you'd be
in [G]no position [C]to
Get them to listen [Eb]to you if you had t[D]o
Not even if your life depended on [C]it

[Verse 6]
You don't have to be [G]a genius,
but it [D]helps to (helps to)
[C]Some are aliens, the[G] rest are spies
But [D]only cream and bastards rise,
[Bb]and you can see [F]it in their eyes

[Outro 1]
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