Cream And Bastards Rise Chords

KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays502

Cream And Bastards Rise by Harvey Danger is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, B, E, D, C and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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16
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  			Intro:  
Base guitar F# B (2x) then guitar joins in 
F# B 
F# B 
E  D C 
F# 

Verse: 
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 
        D               C        
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 
                D               C           F# 
Could simply not follow through if they have to 
F#  
But you have to, don't you? 


D                       A 
You don't have to be a genius 
E               B 
But it helps to, it helps to 
D                       A 
Fools and charlatans, since they may get wise 
E                       B 
But only cream and bastards rise 
D               A               F# 
Yeah, you can see it in their eyes 

Interlude: 
F# B 
F# B 
E  D C 
F# 

Verse: 
F#                      B 
You follow good advices to the letter 
F#                      B                               E 
You know your friend   He's doing so much better than you 
        D       C               F#                       
Are ever likely to do, he'll eclipse you 
F# 
But he will not miss you 


D               A 
You don't have to be a genius 
E               B                
But it helps to, it helps to 
D               A 
All the also-rans are real nice guys 
E               B 
But only cream and bastards rise 

Extended Chorus:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante