Bastard Chords

Em                         D            G
The old bastard left his ties and his suit
D       G   D               G       C
A brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes
Em                          D           G
and his opinion so you'd never have to choose
D       G           D          G      C
Pretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too
 
A7
You get smaller as the world gets big
C
The more you know you know you don't know shit
A7                                                    C
"The Whiz Man" will never fit you like "The Whiz Kid" did
 
    G             D           Em              D     C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
A7       C
It's OK if you don't know everything
    G             D           Em              D     C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
A7        C
  It's OK if you don't know everything
 
Em                         D            G
Close your eyes close your ears young man
D       G        D            G       C
You've seen and heard all an old man can
Em                         D         G
Spread the facts on the floor like a fan
D       G        D                 G    C
throw away the ones that make you feel bad
 
(Palm muted)
A7
Kids today gettin' old too fast
C
they can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass
A7
They get nostalgic about the last ten years
A7           C
before the last ten years have passed
 
(Normal down strums)
     G             D           Em              D     C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
A7       C
It's OK if you don't know everything
     G             D           Em              D     C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
A7       C
It's OK if you don't know everything
 
Em D Am C Em/B Am C
Em D Am C Em/B A  C
(Enter Vocals)
Em D/F# D Am/C C Em/B Asus4
Cmaj7 A11 Cmaj7
Am7 Cmaj7 A9 Cmaj7 Am9
Cmaj7 Am11 Cmaj7 Am13 Cmaj13
Am11 G6
 
Em                D          G
Tears land on a hand on the chest
D       G        D         G    C
The old bastard had a paradigm arrest
 
 
A7
He got smaller as the world got big
C
The more he knew he knew he didn't know shit
A7                                                C
"The Whiz Man" never fit him like "The Whiz Kid" did
 
   G             D           Em              D     C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
A7       C
It's OK if you don't know everything
     G             D           Em              D     C
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
A7       C
It's OK if you don't know everything
 
[Outro]
G C A Bdim C
G G7 C A Bdim C
G G7 C A Bdim C
G C A Bdim Cmaj9
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