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[Verse 1]
CEverywhere you Glooked there was Amconfusion, violence,
Emdrama and FdrGugs
CSo many righteous Grevolutionaries Amspouting
Emutopian Flove
[Pre-Chorus 1]
EEveryone shrouded in purple Amhaze
Then one Eday they woke up from their dream Amstate
They found G#themselves no more at peace then D#before
Older, meek and conGformed
[Chorus]
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
A Fbluster for the soul, a Gfix for the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
FCling to everyGthing you CfindG  
[Verse 2]
CWell, the shots rang out like Gpopcorn and the Amchief was hit
and Emrushed out of FsigGht
CThe mohawk-chained, Gleather brigade reAmjoiced maliciousEmly
on that Fnight
[Pre-Chorus 2]
ESomeone cried out "Fuck the governAmment"
EHis mates couldn't define what he Ammeant
So no G#one gave him the time of D#day
And the scene died Gaway
[Chorus]
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
A Fwar for the body, an Garmy in the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
FLosing steam as Gtime goes byC  
[Bridge]
F*               G*        C*     B*   Am*
Could it be that everybody selfishly desires
G#Their own personal D#retiA#nue?
         F*         G*            C*       B*       Am*
And that causes are just manifestations of too much time,
G#And far too little to D#do? GLet's go!
[Solo]
C G Am
Em F G
C G Am
Em F
E Am
E Am
G# D# G
[Chorus]
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
FDirection for the soul, Gconviction for the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
FCling to it allG, everything you find
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
A Fwar for the body and Gan army in the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm  
FYou've got yours and GI've got CmiiGiiiAmiiiiEmiiiiFiiiGine, alright
[Outro]
               F  C*
Aah aah aah aah aah

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Empty Causes

by Bad Religion

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[Verse 1]

C G Am

Everywhere you looked there was confusion, violence,

Em F G

drama and drugs

C G Am

So many righteous revolutionaries spouting

Em F

utopian love

[Pre-Chorus 1]

E Am

Everyone shrouded in purple haze

E Am

Then one day they woke up from their dream state

G# D#

They found themselves no more at peace then before

Older, meek and conformed

[Chorus]

C G Am Em

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F G

A bluster for the soul, a fix for the mind

C G Am Em

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F G C G

Cling to everything you find

[Verse 2]

C G Am

Well, the shots rang out like popcorn and the chief was hit

Em F G

and rushed out of sight

C G Am Em

The mohawk-chained, leather brigade rejoiced maliciously

on that night

[Pre-Chorus 2]

E Am

Someone cried out "Fuck the government"

E Am

His mates couldn't define what he meant

G# D#

So no one gave him the time of day

And the scene died away

[Chorus]

C G Am Em

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F G

A war for the body, an army in the mind

C G Am Em

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F G C

Losing steam as time goes by

[Bridge]

F G C B Am

* * * * *

Could it be that everybody selfishly desires

G# D# A#

Their own personal retinue?

F G C B Am

* * * * *

And that causes are just manifestations of too much time,

G# D# G

And far too little to do? Let's go!

[Solo]

C G Am

Em F G

C G Am

Em F

E Am

G# D# G

[Chorus]

C G Am Em

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F G

Direction for the soul, conviction for the mind

C G Am Em

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F G

Cling to it all, everything you find

C G Am Em

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F G

A war for the body and an army in the mind

C G Am Em

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F G C G Am Em F G

You've got yours and I've got miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine, alright

[Outro]

F C

Aah aah aah aah aah

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