Bad Religion – The Empire Strikes First (Guitar)

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Tabbed by: http://www.andreasvockrodt.de [Intro] A A D C G A D C G A D C G A D C G [Verse]
          A    D
We strike first

C         G   A     D C G
And we're unrehearsed

A           D
Here we go again

             C                G          A
To stage the greatest show on heaven and earth

D                 C          G
Come on, get your money's worth
[Chorus]
              A
Don't want to live (can't live)

              C
Don't want to give (can't give)

              F
Don't want to be (won't be)

D     E   A
E-M-P-I-R-E

              C
Don't want to live

              F
Don't want to be

D     E
E-M-P-I-R-E
[Interlude] A D C G A D C G [Verse 2]
                 A   D
We're comin' on fast

C         G        A    D C G
And we're built to last

   A                 D
We struggled once in 'Nam

          C               G
Now we're glad to finally say

                A       D
Those days have passed

        C               G
Tell me how long can it last!
[Chorus 2]
              A
Don't want to live (can't live)

              C
Don't want to give (can't give)

              F
Don't want to be (won't be)

D     E   A
E-M-P-I-R-E

              C
Don't want to live

              F
Don't want to be

D     E
E-M-P-I-R-E
[Interlude] A D C G A D C G [Bridge]
                A   G D/F#
We just started out

          F       G    A   G D/F#
You don't need to be afraid

         F          G    A
Yeah you deserve to be attained
[Solo] A C F D E A C F D E A [Bridge 2]
                    A      D C
Well we spit and we cursed

        G                 A    D  C G
And our breathing hearts burst

         A           D
But even ten million souls

            C        G                 A
Marching in February couldn't stop the worst couldn't reverse
[Chorus 3]
              A
Don't want to live (can't live)

              C
Don't want to give (can't give)

              F
Don't want to be (won't be)

D     E   A
E-M-P-I-R-E

              C
Don't want to live

              F
Don't want to be

D     E
E-M-P-I-R-E
A C F D E A C F D E A C F D E A C F D E