Intro
G G Em C
verse 1
G
Thank you, Mr. Officer great
G
For all the things you said to me
Em C
For all the good that you have ever done
G
Without you, what would I be?
G
You're the gas upon my flames
Em C
My love and rage all roll up into one
G C Em C
For every time your gun goes off, a new rebel is born
G C
So when there's 41 bullets
Em C G
There's 41 thousand thorns in your side
C Em C
We'll take a ride down to precinct 29
Am G Em C C
And we'll sing and dance and break the code of silence
G G Em C
verse 2
G G
Thank you, governor, thank you, governor
Em C
To the mayor and the commissioner
G
Your monster is alive now
G
She's taken to the streets
Em C
Crashing through your opera house and tearing out the seats
G C
For all the times you sign your name
Em C
Someone out there dies
G C
Found a wallet, not a gun
Em C
A mother wipes a tear from her eyes
C
We despise
Em C
Your hollow truths and honest lies
Am G Em C Cmaj7
Now you can sing the monster into slumber
Chorus
C Em
Thanks, Bastards! You made me what I am
G Em
Thanks, Bastards! I took the goods and ran
x2
Em
I took the goods and ran x3
G G Em C
verse 3
G G
Homeland security vs. civil liberty
Em C
I'm studying in the shadows of our state
G
I seen the bones they tried to hide
G
Cutthroat living's other side
Em C
The Flood of US bathwater displaced
G C Em C
The funeral march of all the victims of your power war
G C Em C
Rob the right to steal the night and rebels shall be born
G
For ever more
C Em C
You're the storm we should play after it pours
Am G Em C C
And joy is sure to come after your silence
Am G Em C Cmaj7
And joy is sure to come after your silence
Chorus
C Em
Thanks, Bastards! You made me what I am
G Em
Thanks, bastards! I took the goods and ran
x2
Em
I took the goods and ran x2
Em G
I took the goods and ran