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[Intro]
      C   G#    Gx4
   C     A#     F     G     G#    A#x2
[Verse]
CI show pity on the A#human race,
On the Fignorant plenty who Gdevote their lives
To an G#icon that they've never A#known.
CI show pity on A#eons past,
When eaFrly man started the Gfirst civilization
And huG#man aggression was A#born.
CI show pity on the fA#uture to come,
When the Fgovernment system Gwill be omnipotent
And weG#'ll be worse A#off... than we are now!
      C   G#    Gx2
[Chorus]
CPity,     G#       G  Cpity, G#  G  
G#on the D#billions of A#ignorant Cpeople.
CPity,     G#       G  Cpity, G#  G  
G#on the D#masses A#of aggresCsion.
CPity,     G#       G  Cpity, G#  G  
G#on the D#future A#centuries to Ccome,
G#on the D#billions of A#ignorant Cpeople,
G#on the D#future A#centuries to Ccome 
G#on the D#masses A#of aggresCsion.
      C   G#     Gx2   
[Bridge] 
CIt's all a matter of G#looGking at the past.C  G#  G  
It's Call a G#question, Fare we gonna Glast?
CIf we endure the G#aggGression that's Cinside all of G#usG  
We'll Cwipe out G#our own Fspecies and Gthus... 
   the G#world!D#  A#  C  
[Chorus]
G#Pity!D#  A#  C  
G#Pity          D#  A#on...C  
G#on the D#masses A#of aggresCsion,
G#on the D#billions of A#ignorant Cpeople,
G#on the D#future A#centuries to Ccome,
G#on the D#masses of A#ignorant Cpeople,
G#on the D#future A#centuries to Ccome.
[Outro]
     G#       D#       A#   Cx7

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Pity

by Bad Religion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C G# G

C A# F G G# A#

[Verse]

C A#

I show pity on the human race,

F G

On the ignorant plenty who devote their lives

G# A#

To an icon that they've never known.

C A#

I show pity on eons past,

F G

When early man started the first civilization

G# A#

And human aggression was born.

C A#

I show pity on the future to come,

F G

When the government system will be omnipotent

G# A#

And we'll be worse off... than we are now!

C G# G

[Chorus]

C G# G C G# G

Pity, pity,

G# D# A# C

on the billions of ignorant people.

C G# G C G# G

Pity, pity,

G# D# A# C

on the masses of aggression.

C G# G C G# G

Pity, pity,

G# D# A# C

on the future centuries to come,

G# D# A# C

on the billions of ignorant people,

G# D# A# C

on the future centuries to come

G# D# A# C

on the masses of aggression.

C G# G

[Bridge]

C G# G C G# G

It's all a matter of looking at the past.

C G# F G

It's all a question, are we gonna last?

C G# G C G# G

If we endure the aggression that's inside all of us

C G# F G

We'll wipe out our own species and thus...

G# D# A# C

the world!

[Chorus]

G# D# A# C

Pity!

G# D# A# C

Pity on...

G# D# A# C

on the masses of aggression,

G# D# A# C

on the billions of ignorant people,

G# D# A# C

on the future centuries to come,

G# D# A# C

on the masses of ignorant people,

G# D# A# C

on the future centuries to come.

[Outro]

G# D# A# C

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