Cynicism chords by Josh Garrels

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 F 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 Am and G works just as well.

Intro:
Am G Am G Am G Am G

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

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

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

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

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

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