Paul Kelly - A bastard like me

^C#mI was born in the bush near ^Bold Alice Springs, as ^Afar as you get from the ^C#msea. ^C#mMy mother was a fighter, my ^Bdaddy was too. He never ^Aknew a bastard like^C#m me. ^C#mMy brothers and sisters are ^Bscattered like the wind, from the ^Adesert and the hills to the ^C#msea. ^C#mMuch too ^Eyoung, many died, but ^BI have survived. So ^Alucky, a bastard like^C#m me.

^C#mOooh, ^Boooh. So ^Alucky, a bastard like^C#m me. ^EI have survived a ^Bhell of a life. Nobody ^Aknows a bastard like^C#m me.

^ECall me a stray, a ^Bdog every day. ^ACall me a ^Bmongrel half-^C#mbreed. ^EMongrels are strong, so ^Byou take me on. Watch ^C#mout for a bastard like me.

^C#mOooh, ^Boooh. You better ^Awatch out for a bastard like^C#m me. I^E fuoght all the way. I ^Bfight every day. You ^Acan't stop a bastard like^C#m me.

^C#mI've ^Etaken my licks, I've ^Btaken my kicks. ^AI am a man of de^C#mgree. ^EI wear the scars, I ^Bearned them so hard. Every ^Aday in the lucky cou^C#mntry.

^C#mOooh, ^Boooh. every ^Aday in the lucky coun^C#mtry. ^C#mI've ^Etaken my licks. I've ^Bkicked against the pricks. ^ADon't try and stop...a bastard like^C#m me.

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