Bad Religion

^C Everywhere you ^G looked there was ^Am confusion, violence,
^Em drama and ^F dru ^G gs
^C So many rigtheous ^G revolutionaries ^Am spouting
^Em utopian ^F love
^E Everyone shouted in purple ^Am haze
Then one ^E day they woke up from their dream ^Am state
They found ^G# themselves no more at peace then ^D# before
Older, meek and con ^G formed
Chorus 1:
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
A ^F bluster for the soul, a ^G fix for the mind
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
F Cling to every ^G thing you ^C find ^G
2nd verse:
^C Well, the shots rang out like ^G popcorn and the ^Am chief was hit
and ^Em rushed out of ^F si ^G te
^C The mohawk-chained, ^G leather brigade re ^Am joiced malicious ^Em ly
on that ^F night ^E Someone cried out "Fuck the govern ^Am ment"
^E His mates couldn't define what he ^Am meant
So no ^G# one gave him the time of ^D# day And the scene died a ^G way
Chorus 2:
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
A ^F war for the body, an ^G army in the mind
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
F Losing steam as ^G time goes by ^C
Bridge:
^F Could it be that ^G everybody ^C selfish ^B ly de ^Am sires their ^G#
own personal ^D# reti ^A# nue?
And the ^F causes are ^G just manifesta ^C tions of ^B too much ^Am time
and ^G# far too little to ^D# do ^G
(Guitar solo in C major)
Chorus 3:
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
F Direction for the soul, ^G conviction for the mind
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
F Cling to it all ^G everything you find
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
A ^F war for the body, an ^G army in the mind
^C Em ^G pty ^Am causes ^Em
F You've got yours and ^G I've got mi ^{C G Am Em F G} ne
^F(VIII Aah aah ^F(I aah aah ^C aah
If you have used this transcription or have any comments, corrections or
suggestions, don't hesitate to drop me a line.
Jean-Francois Racine
jfracine@multi-medias.ca