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Tonality: E minor
Intro
Verse(1)
Prechorus 
Chorus(1)
Bridge(1) 
Verse(2)  
Chorus(2) 
Bridge(2) 
Solo
Verse(3)
Prechorus
Chorus(3)
Outro    
Intro:
    E  D D  G G  A A
  E E  D D  G G  A A
  B(P.M.)
Outro:
  E E  D D  G G  A A
  E E  D D  G G  A A
  E E  D D  G G  A A
  A(P.M.)  
  B let ring
Verse:
1) There's a Eboy in crimson Drags with a Ggrimace and a Aspoon
   and a Elittle sullen Dgirl face-up Astaring at the Bmoon
                        E                 D          G  C(P.M.)
   And there's no one around to hear the lonesome cries 
             D(chunk)
   Then they pass away alone into the night
 2)Well you've seen the disease, suffering and decay
   and you whisper to yourself blissfully "It's okay"
   and you still refuse the possibility
   That the dead are better off than we
 3)In the end you may find there's no guiding subtle light
   no ancestors or friends, no judge of wrong and right
   Just eternal silence and dormancy
   And a final everlasting peace
Prechorus: EE DD AA 
Chorus:
 EWhy dBo Cwe Dpity the Edead?
 Are you Echurned by BemotiCon from the Dvoices in your Ahead
 (Are you scared of the logic that swirls within your head  -> Chorus (2) )
 ELook at all the Cliving and you'll Gask yourself Dwhy
  Chorus(1):
    Oh Ewhy Gdo Dwe pity the dead?
  Chorus(2):
    Oh Ewhy Gdo Dwe pity the CdeaDd? Pity the deEad  
  Chorus(3)
    Oh Ewhy Gdo Dwe pity the dead? 
    why Edo wGe pDity the dead? 
    why Edo wGe pDity the dCeadD? 
    Pity the dEead  
Bridge(1): EE DD GG AA
           EE DD AA BB
Bridge(2):
 CTell me Dwhat you Esee, Ctell me Dwhat you Eknow
 G(P.M.)                     D(P.M.)
 Is there anyone who lives a painless life?
    C(P.M.)   D(P.M.) E(P.M.)
 If there is, show   me so
          E         E        E  E(*)       E         E        E          D  
 The destitute and famished, demonic and the banished
   (*) 2nd guitar plays E one octave higher and arpeggiated
         E         E         E  E(*)                 E         E        E  D  
 dejected and the ostracized, the brainwashed and the paralyzed
   (*) 2nd guitar plays E one octave higher and arpeggiated
 the Econquered and Cobjectified, the Gfew who see the Dother side
CTell me Dwhat you Esee
       G(P.M.) D(P.M.)    C   D  E(all 3 chords P.M.)
It's a mortal wretched cacophony  - Let's go...
Solo: 
          A(P.M.)
 Lead:
 e-----------------------------------14-14--17^--14-14-14----14---------
 b---13-12----13-12-----13-12----15-----------------------12------12/10-
 g---------14--------14-------16----------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A----------------------------------------------------------------------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------
 e---------------------------------------------------------
 b-10/8-8/7-7/5-5/7-7/8-8-10-12-15-15^^-10-12-10-----------
 g------------------------------------------------12-11~---
 D---------------------------------------------------------
 A---------------------------------------------------------
 E---------------------------------------------------------

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Pity The Dead

by Bad Religion

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All Chords are Powerchords!

Tonality: E minor

Intro

Verse(1)

Prechorus

Chorus(1)

Bridge(1)

Verse(2)

Chorus(2)

Bridge(2)

Solo

Verse(3)

Prechorus

Chorus(3)

Outro

Intro:

E D D G G A A

E E D D G G A A

(P.M.)

Outro:

E E D D G G A A

(P.M.)

B let ring

Verse:

E D G A

1) There's a boy in crimson rags with a grimace and a spoon

E D A B

and a little sullen girl face-up staring at the moon

E D G C

(P.M.)

And there's no one around to hear the lonesome cries

(chunk)

Then they pass away alone into the night

2)Well you've seen the disease, suffering and decay

and you whisper to yourself blissfully "It's okay"

and you still refuse the possibility

That the dead are better off than we

3)In the end you may find there's no guiding subtle light

no ancestors or friends, no judge of wrong and right

Just eternal silence and dormancy

And a final everlasting peace

Prechorus: EE DD AA

Chorus:

E B C D E

Why do we pity the dead?

E B C D A

Are you churned by emotion from the voices in your head

(Are you scared of the logic that swirls within your head -> Chorus (2) )

E C G D

Look at all the living and you'll ask yourself why

Chorus(1):

E G D

Oh why do we pity the dead?

Chorus(2):

E G D C D E

Oh why do we pity the dead? Pity the dead

Chorus(3)

E G D

Oh why do we pity the dead?

E G D

why do we pity the dead?

E G D C D

why do we pity the dead?

Pity the dead

Bridge(1): EE DD GG AA

EE DD AA BB

Bridge(2):

C D E C D E

Tell me what you see, tell me what you know

G D

(P.M.) (P.M.)

Is there anyone who lives a painless life?

C D E

(P.M.) (P.M.) (P.M.)

If there is, show me so

E E E E E E E D

(*)

The destitute and famished, demonic and the banished

(*) 2nd guitar plays E one octave higher and arpeggiated

E E E E E E E D

(*)

dejected and the ostracized, the brainwashed and the paralyzed

(*) 2nd guitar plays E one octave higher and arpeggiated

E C G D

the conquered and objectified, the few who see the other side

C D E

Tell me what you see

G D C D E

(P.M.) (P.M.) (all 3 chords P.M.)

It's a mortal wretched cacophony - Let's go...

Solo:

(P.M.)

Lead:

e-----------------------------------14-14--17^--14-14-14----14---------

b---13-12----13-12-----13-12----15-----------------------12------12/10-

g---------14--------14-------16----------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------

b-10/8-8/7-7/5-5/7-7/8-8-10-12-15-15^^-10-12-10-----------

g------------------------------------------------12-11~---

D---------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------

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