The Answer Chords by Bad Religion
Tempo:
136.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
B
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [B] [C] [A]
[C] [D] [E]
[B] [E] [Em] Long ago [Bm] in a dusty village [C] full of hunger, pain, and [B] strife,
[E] A man came forth [Bm] with a vision of truth [C] and the way to a [A]
better [Dm] life.
[E] He was convinced [G] he had the answer and he [C] come to help people to follow [D] along.
But [B] the hunger never [C] vanished and the man [A] was banished and [C] the [Dm] village died [E] a bad night.
[Bm] [E]
At a time when [Bm] wise men peered [C] through glass tubes towards [B] the sky,
[Em]
The heavens changed [Bm] in critical ways [C] and one man was able [A] to [D] find
[Em]
That he had thought he'd [G] found the answer and [C] he was the writer's [D] revelation.
[B] But as they were scrutinized [C] in his [A] colleagues' eyes, [C] it soon [D] became a [E] mockery.
[B]
[E] Don't tell me [G] about the answer cause then [C] another one will come [D] along soon.
[Em] I don't believe [G] you have the answer, [C] I have got [Am] ideas [B]
too.
But if [C] you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, then [C] the answer [D] is right before [E] you.
[B] [E]
[B] [G] [C]
[Bm] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [Em]
[G] [C]
[D] [B]
[C] [A] [C]
[Dm] [E] [B]
[E] An urban small [Bm] set's token on his [C] discharge, overwhelmed by [B]
industry.
[E] Searching for a [Bm] modern day saviour from another [C] place inclined for [A]
charity.
[Dm] [E] Everyone begging [G] for an answer [C] without regard to [D] validity.
[B] The search never ends, [C] it goes [A] on and on [C] and on [D] for [E]
eternity.
[B] [E]
[C] [G] Don't [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
tell me [G] about the answer cause [C] then another one will come [D] along soon.
[E]
I don't believe you [G] have the answer, [C]
I have got [Em] ideas [B] too.
But [C] if you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, [C] then the answer [D] is perfect [Bm] for you.
[Em] The answer is perfect for you.
[N]
[C] [D] [E]
[B] [E] [Em] Long ago [Bm] in a dusty village [C] full of hunger, pain, and [B] strife,
[E] A man came forth [Bm] with a vision of truth [C] and the way to a [A]
better [Dm] life.
[E] He was convinced [G] he had the answer and he [C] come to help people to follow [D] along.
But [B] the hunger never [C] vanished and the man [A] was banished and [C] the [Dm] village died [E] a bad night.
[Bm] [E]
At a time when [Bm] wise men peered [C] through glass tubes towards [B] the sky,
[Em]
The heavens changed [Bm] in critical ways [C] and one man was able [A] to [D] find
[Em]
That he had thought he'd [G] found the answer and [C] he was the writer's [D] revelation.
[B] But as they were scrutinized [C] in his [A] colleagues' eyes, [C] it soon [D] became a [E] mockery.
[B]
[E] Don't tell me [G] about the answer cause then [C] another one will come [D] along soon.
[Em] I don't believe [G] you have the answer, [C] I have got [Am] ideas [B]
too.
But if [C] you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, then [C] the answer [D] is right before [E] you.
[B] [E]
[B] [G] [C]
[Bm] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [Em]
[G] [C]
[D] [B]
[C] [A] [C]
[Dm] [E] [B]
[E] An urban small [Bm] set's token on his [C] discharge, overwhelmed by [B]
industry.
[E] Searching for a [Bm] modern day saviour from another [C] place inclined for [A]
charity.
[Dm] [E] Everyone begging [G] for an answer [C] without regard to [D] validity.
[B] The search never ends, [C] it goes [A] on and on [C] and on [D] for [E]
eternity.
[B] [E]
[C] [G] Don't [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
tell me [G] about the answer cause [C] then another one will come [D] along soon.
[E]
I don't believe you [G] have the answer, [C]
I have got [Em] ideas [B] too.
But [C] if you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, [C] then the answer [D] is perfect [Bm] for you.
[Em] The answer is perfect for you.
[N]
Key:
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E
B
D
A
C
E
B
[Bbm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] Long ago [Bm] in a dusty village [C] full of hunger, pain, and [B] strife,
[E] _ A man came forth [Bm] with a vision of truth [C] and the way to a [A]
better [Dm] life.
_ [E] He was convinced [G] he had the answer and he [C] come to help people to follow [D] _ along.
But [B] the hunger never [C] vanished and the man [A] was banished and [C] the [Dm] village died [E] a bad night.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
At a time when [Bm] wise men peered [C] through glass tubes towards [B] the sky,
_ [Em]
The heavens changed [Bm] in critical ways [C] and one man was able [A] to [D] find
_ [Em]
That he had thought he'd [G] found the answer and [C] he was the writer's _ [D] revelation.
_ [B] But as they were scrutinized [C] in his [A] colleagues' eyes, [C] it soon [D] became a _ [E] mockery.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ Don't tell me [G] about the answer cause then [C] another one will come [D] along soon.
_ [Em] _ I don't believe [G] you have the answer, _ [C] I have got [Am] ideas [B]
too.
But if [C] you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, then [C] the answer [D] is right before [E] you.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] An urban small [Bm] set's token on his [C] discharge, overwhelmed by [B]
industry.
_ _ [E] Searching for a [Bm] modern day saviour from another [C] place inclined for _ [A]
charity.
[Dm] _ _ [E] _ Everyone begging [G] for an answer _ [C] without regard to [D] validity.
_ _ [B] The search never ends, [C] it goes [A] on and on [C] and on [D] for _ [E]
eternity.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Don't _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
tell me [G] about the answer cause [C] then another one will come [D] along soon.
_ [E]
I don't believe you [G] have the answer, _ [C]
I have got [Em] ideas [B] _ too.
But [C] if you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, [C] then the answer [D] is perfect [Bm] for you.
[Em] _ The answer is perfect for you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] Long ago [Bm] in a dusty village [C] full of hunger, pain, and [B] strife,
[E] _ A man came forth [Bm] with a vision of truth [C] and the way to a [A]
better [Dm] life.
_ [E] He was convinced [G] he had the answer and he [C] come to help people to follow [D] _ along.
But [B] the hunger never [C] vanished and the man [A] was banished and [C] the [Dm] village died [E] a bad night.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
At a time when [Bm] wise men peered [C] through glass tubes towards [B] the sky,
_ [Em]
The heavens changed [Bm] in critical ways [C] and one man was able [A] to [D] find
_ [Em]
That he had thought he'd [G] found the answer and [C] he was the writer's _ [D] revelation.
_ [B] But as they were scrutinized [C] in his [A] colleagues' eyes, [C] it soon [D] became a _ [E] mockery.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ Don't tell me [G] about the answer cause then [C] another one will come [D] along soon.
_ [Em] _ I don't believe [G] you have the answer, _ [C] I have got [Am] ideas [B]
too.
But if [C] you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, then [C] the answer [D] is right before [E] you.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] An urban small [Bm] set's token on his [C] discharge, overwhelmed by [B]
industry.
_ _ [E] Searching for a [Bm] modern day saviour from another [C] place inclined for _ [A]
charity.
[Dm] _ _ [E] _ Everyone begging [G] for an answer _ [C] without regard to [D] validity.
_ _ [B] The search never ends, [C] it goes [A] on and on [C] and on [D] for _ [E]
eternity.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Don't _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
tell me [G] about the answer cause [C] then another one will come [D] along soon.
_ [E]
I don't believe you [G] have the answer, _ [C]
I have got [Em] ideas [B] _ too.
But [C] if you've got enough clarity [A] and you've got conviction, [C] then the answer [D] is perfect [Bm] for you.
[Em] _ The answer is perfect for you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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