Cynicism chords by Josh Garrels

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: EADGBE

Song: “Cynicism”
Artist: Josh Garrels
Album: “Love & War: B-sides & Remixes EP”
Contributor: Davy Codington

NOTE:
The baseline is much more involved than the chords listed below. The FF chord in the verses is pretty subtle
(so I could have it wrong); it’s more obvious in the second paragraph (the bridge)
starting “Don’t stand alone…” Switching back and forth between A minorAm and G+G works just as well.

Intro:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G

Verse 1:
A minorAm             G+G   FF
Cynicism is the sickness of my culture
   A minorAm            G+G  FF
We undress each other with an evil eye
A minorAm             G+G     FF
Concentric circles we look like vultures
    A minorAm               G+G      FF
When we feast on the failures of the lives we criticize

Bridge 1:
A minorAm             G+G      FF
Don't stand alone and cast your stones at her
A minorAm               G+G    FF
Unless you think you're innocent yourself
A minorAm             G+G    FF
The measure that we use to condemn men
      A minorAm               G+G    FF
Will be the same that's poured out upon our heads

Chorus:
G+G       A augmentedA
We've all gone astray
D MajorD           C majorC    (FF)          G+G
We kick against the pricks so convinced we know the way
       A augmentedA
But who can repay
   D MajorD    FF         G+G      A augmentedA
The love we sacrificed for an empire made of clay
D MajorD  G+G  C majorC  (C majorC)
No no, no no…….
A augmentedA  D MajorD  G+G   C majorC  A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G
No no, no no…….

Verse 2:
A minorAm                 G+G   FF
Self-promotions how we function in this culture
     A minorAm                G+G    FF
We fight for the spotlight with a peacocks pride
A minorAm                 G+G    FF
And then condescend to all the lesser men
        A minorAm               G+G      FF
From thrones we make of payed accolades and a compromise

Bridge 2:
A minorAm           G+G    FF
There is no power that a man can have
  A minorAm             G+G    FF
Unless it's given to him from above
 A minorAm         G+G      FF
Our ladders of success descend to hell
      A minorAm                G+G      FF
Don't sell your soul and lose your one true love

Chorus:
G+G       A augmentedA
We've all gone astray
D MajorD          C majorC     (FF)          G+G
We kick against the pricks so convinced we know the way
       A augmentedA
But who can repay
    D MajorD    FF       G+G
The love we sacrificed for an empire made of clay
G+G       A augmentedA
We've all gone astray
D MajorD          C majorC     (FF)         G+G
We kick against the pricks so convinced we know the way
      A augmentedA
But who can repay
    D MajorD   FF       G+G     A augmentedA
The love we sacrificed to be kings for a day
D MajorD   G+G   C majorC  (C majorC)
No no, no no…….
A augmentedA   D MajorD   G+G   C majorC
No no, no no…….
A augmentedA   D MajorD   G+G   C majorC
No no, no no…….
A augmentedA  D MajorD   G+G   C majorC   A augmentedA
No no, no no…….