Punk Rock Song chords by
Bad Religion

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Key: C# minor•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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Verse 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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Have you been to the desert?

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Have you walked with the dead?

Am

Am

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C

C

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There's a hundred thousand children

G

G

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E

E

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being killed for their bread

F

F

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And the figures don't lie

C

C

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they speak of human disease

G

G

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But we do what we want

C

C

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G

G

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and we think what we please

Verse 2

Am

Am

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C

C

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Have you lived the experience?

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Have you witnessed the plague?

Am

Am

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C

C

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People making babies

G

G

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E

E

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sometimes just to escape

Pre-chorus 1

F

F

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In this land of competition

C

C

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the compassion is gone

G

G

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Yet we ignore the needy

C

C

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G

G

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and we keep pushing on

C

C

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G

G

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Keep pushing on

Chorus 1

Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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This is just a punk rock song

Am

Am

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F

F

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Written for the people

C

C

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E

E

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who can see something's wrong

F

F

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C

C

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Like ants in a colony we do our share

E

E

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But there's so many other

fuckin' insects out there

Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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And this is just a punk rock

Interlude 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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(song)

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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Verse 3

Am

Am

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C

C

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Have you visited the quagmire?

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Have you swam in the shit?

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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The party convention and the real politic

Pre-chorus 2

F

F

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The faces always different,

C

C

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the rhetoric the same

G

G

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But we swallow it all,

C

C

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G

G

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and we see nothing change

C

C

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G

G

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Nothing has changed

Chorus 2

Am

Am

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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This is just a punk rock song

Am

Am

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F

F

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Written for the people

C

C

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E

E

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who can see something's wrong

F

F

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C

C

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Like workers in a factory we do our share

E

E

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But there's so many other

fuckin' robots out there

Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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And this is just a punk rock

Solo 1

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E

E

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(song)

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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Am

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C

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G

G

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E

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Am

Am

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E

E

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Bridge 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Ten million dollars on a losing campaign

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Twenty million starving and writhing in pain

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Big strong people unwilling to give

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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E

E

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Small in vision and perspective

Pre-chorus 3

F

F

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C

C

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One in five kids below the poverty line

G

G

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C

C

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G

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One population runnin' out of time

C

C

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G

G

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Runnin' out of time

Chorus 3

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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This is just a punk rock song

Am

Am

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F

F

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Written for the people

C

C

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E

E

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who can see something's wrong

F

F

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C

C

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Like ants in a colony we do our share

E

E

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But there's so many other

fuckin' insects out there

Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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E

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And this is just a punk rock

Pre-chorus 4

F

F

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(song) These figures don't lie

C

C

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they speak of human disease

G

G

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But we do what we want

C

C

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G

G

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and we think what we please

F

F

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C

C

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One in five kids below the poverty line

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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One population runnin' out of time

Chorus 4

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This is just a punk rock song

Am

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C

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G

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This is just a punk rock song

Am

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F

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C

C

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Am

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This is just a punk rock song

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

Am
C
G
E
Dm
F

Capo: 4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Punk Rock Song by Bad Religion is C# minor.

The primary chords used in Punk Rock Song are C#m, E, B, G#, F#m, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#m, E, B, G#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Punk Rock Song is approximately 178 beats per minute.

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