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Empty causes
by Bad Religion from
the Grey Race Album

1st verse:

CEverywhere you Glooked there was Amconfusion, violence,
Emdrama and FdruGgs
CSo many rigtheous Grevolutionaries Amspouting
Emutopian Flove
EEveryone shouted in purpleAmhaze
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 1:

CEmGpty AmcausesEm
A Fbluster for the soul, a Gfix for the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm
FCling to everyGthing you CfindG

2nd verse:

CWell, the shots rang out like Gpopcorn and the Amchief was hit
and Emrushed out of FsiGte
CThe mohawk-chained, Gleather brigade reAmjoiced maliciousEmly
on that Fnight 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 aGway

Chorus 2:

CEmGpty AmcausesEm
A Fwar for the body, an Garmy in the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm
FLosing steam as Gtime goes byC

Bridge:

FCould it be that Geverybody CselfishBly deAmsires theirG#
own personal D#retiA#nue?
And the Fcauses are Gjust manifestaCtions of Btoo much Amtime
and G#far too little toD#doG

(Guitar solo in C major)

Chorus 3:

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, an Garmy in the mind
CEmGpty AmcausesEm
FYou've got yours and GI've got miCGAmEmFGne


[F(VIII)]Aah aah [F(I)]aah aah Caah


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Jean-Francois Racine
jfracine@multi-medias.ca