Bad Religion – At The Mercy Of Imbeciles (Guitar)

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As recorded by Bad Religion (From the 1998 Album NO SUBSTANCE) [Intro] C5 [Verse 1]
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What you do is what you are

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And wishing upon distant stars

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Won't improve the hole you're in

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And won't absolve your deepest sin
[Chorus]
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But action is no gift from some covert and lofty god

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It's dependent and weighty all the same

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And it's oh so easy just to keep to yourself

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But then you're at the mercy of imbeciles
[Verse 2]
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Now I didn't make up the rules

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But clearly we are led by fools

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It is wise to know their ways

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So you know how not to behave
[Chorus]
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But sometimes we find ourselves in desperate need

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And we look to those with privilege and power

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It's then we learn compassion sits inert upon their shelves

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We're at the mercy of imbeciles
[Guitar Solo] C5 [Out-Chorus]
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No action is no gift from some masked spirit in the sky

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It's reducible to flesh, mind, and bone

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And it is oh so easy just to keep to yourself

                Eb5       F5        C5
But then you're at the mercy of imbeciles

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Imbeciles

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Imbeciles

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Imbeciles!