Contention chords by MxPx

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Em - 022000
C - x32010
G - 320033
G# - 466544
A - x02220
Bb - x13331


Intro: Em-C-G-G#-A-Bb- x4

Verse 1:
Em
 This is a fight
broken bottles
    C
bloody walls
Em
 There was a time
when a fist could
     C Em
solve it out But
those days are
C
gone along with
G       D
many murdered lives


Chorus 1:
Em C G G# A Bb
Hey
  Em C  G G# A Bb
contention
Em C G G# A Bb
Hey
       Em C G G# A Bb
it's killing us


Verse 2:
Em
 This is a war
complete with a
   C  Em
body count This

ain't the past
this ain't the
future this is
C Em
now When will
  C
we stand up
   G
and refuse to
    D
be put down?


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Mike Herrera Bass Solo:
Em-- x4


Interlude:
Em-C-G-G#-A-Bb- x4


Chorus 2:
Em C G G# A Bb
Hey
  Em C  G G# A Bb
contention
Em C G G# A Bb
Hey
       Em C G G# A Bb Em(hold)