Cream And Bastards Rise

F# B F# B (2x) E A G# G F# F#7 F# B You're doing everything your people said to F# B E I'd hate to be the one to break it to you A G# G It's only sad 'cause it's true F# They misled you when they bred you F# B Somebody said some things they have no right to F# B E Somehow it stuck and you were known as someone who A G# G F# Could simply not follow through if they have to But you have to, don't you? E B You don't have to be a genius F# But it helps to, it helps to E B Fools and charlatans, since they may get wise F# But only cream and bastards rise D A F# Yeah, you can see it in their eyes F# B F# B (2x) E A G# G F# F#7 F# B You follow good advisors to the letter F# B E You know your friend He's doing so much better than you A G# G F# Are ever likely to do, he'll eclipse you F# But he will not miss you E B You don't have to be a genius F# But it helps to, it helps to E B All the also-rans are real nice guys F# But only cream and bastards rise D A People who could buy and sell you E B Sharing a joke that they will never tell you D A E You think you're dialed in, someone has to win B And you know what that means D That means someone's got to lose A C G F# It's probably you, oh, it's probably you, oh F# B F# B (2x) E A G# G F# F#7 F# B It's not a race, it's not a competition F# B And if it were, you'd be in no position E A G# G F# To get them to listen to you if you had to F# Not even if your life depended on it E B You don't have to be a genius F# But it helps to, it helps to E B Some are aliens, the rest are spies F# But only cream and bastards rise D A F# Yeah, you can see it in their eye, eye, eye, eye F# eye, eye, eye, eye, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha