G#m   C#m   G#m


[Verse]
C#m                         B                     A  
I was born in the bush near old Alice Springs, as far
                     C#m
 as you get from the sea.
C#m                         B                     
My mother was a fighter, my daddy was too. He never 
  A                  C#m
knew a bastard like me.
C#m                         B                        
My brothers and sisters are scattered like the wind, 
         A                           C#m
from the desert and the hills to the sea.
C#m      E                     B                 
Much too young, many died, but I have survived. So 
  A                    C#m
lucky, a bastard like me.

[Chorus]
C#m   B        A                    C#m
Oooh, oooh. So lucky, a bastard like me.
E                 B                      A     
I have survived a hell of a life. Nobody knows a 
              C#m
bastard like me.

[Verse]
E                  B              A         B     
Call me a stray, a dog every day. Call me a mongrel 
       C#m
half-breed.
E                       B                     C#m
Mongrels are strong, so you take me on. Watch out for a
 bastard like me.

[Chorus]
C#m   B                A                           C#m
Oooh, oooh. You better watch out for a bastard like me.
 E                      B                    A         
I fuoght all the way. I fight every day. You can't stop
               C#m
 a bastard like me.

[Interlude]
B A C#m E B A C#m


[Verse]
C#m  E                    B               A          
I've taken my licks, I've taken my kicks. I am a man 
     C#m
of degree.
E                   B                          A     
I wear the scars, I earned them so hard. Every day in
              C#m
 the lucky country.

[Chorus]
C#m   B           A                    C#m
Oooh, oooh. every day in the lucky country.
C#m  E                    B                          
I've taken my licks. I've kicked against the pricks. 
A                                  C#m
Don't try and stop...a bastard like me.

[Outro]
C#m
(fade...)