Candidate chords by Bad Religion

Verse 1:

D          A  F#        Bm
As I walk along this road paved with human kindness

   G   D        A
I can never forget the price you've paid

D         A    F#     Bm
I'm an actor on a role, an artificial virus

     G   D    A
I'm your daddy, I'm your disgrace

   G       D
I say kid just move along

F#        Bm
We don't want it, don't need it

G       D     A
Your politics just breed despair

G         D    F#   Bm
I salute an empty flag an ancient tribalism

  G        F#
And trust me nobody cares

Chorus:

       Bm  G  D  A
For I am your candidate

   Bm       G    D   A
I am bloody lips and makeup

  Bm    G   D
I'm your caliphate

A   Bm  G      D   A
opioids and mutilation
  Bm   G  D
A celebrity

A   Bm   G      D   A
and my name is competition

  Bm         G   D     A
I've come to bear your pain (Bear your pain)

Bm
And I can make it go away, I'll make it go away, I'll make it go away

Solo:
D A F#m Bm G D A
D A F#m Bm G D A

Verse 2:

G           D    F#            Bm
Believers, dupes, and clowns, I want you all to gather 'round

G     D       A
To glorify ignorance and fear

G     D          F#     Bm
I dispense misinformation to a post-truth generation

  G           F#
My darlings, don't shed a tear

Chorus:

       Bm  G   D  A
For I am your candidate

 Bm         G    D  A
I am bloody lips and makeup

  Bm    G   D
I'm your caliphate

A   Bm    G    D   A
opioids and revelation

  Bm    G  D
An hermaphrodite

A   Bm        G     D
in restrooms and service stations

A    Bm    G   D     A
I truly feel your pain (Feel your pain)

Bm                        G
And I can make it go away, I'll make it go away, I'll make it go away

Outro:
F# Bm