Date: Sun, October 26 1996
From: Peter Ferragine (iginition@yesic.com)
Group: NOFX
Album: Punk In Drublic
Released: 1994 epitaph records
Track:4
Title: the cause

pm - palm mute
/ \ - slide
h - hammer on


verse

 pm__________|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 

chorus

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|

verse 2

pm_______________________________________________|
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------ 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 
    
 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------------|
 -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
 -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 ---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

solo - repeat the first part 5 times then play the second part

|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-12----11-12---12---|--/14-14-12-11-12-11-9-----|
|----12--------------|-----------------------12--|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|

played behind solo

pm
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

verse 3

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

riff played with verse 3 - played 4 times

|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-7---5---4--4h5---|
|------------------|
|------------------|


outro - play the first part twice then play the second part

pm_______________________________________________________________|              
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-|
|-----4-5-5-5-5-5-4--------------------------------4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-7---------------7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|---------|

lyrics

it isn't for the money, no it isn't for the fun
it's a plan, a scam, a diagram for the benefit of everyone
you gotta have a little respect, subterranean ideals, traditional neglect
reflect on how you think it would make you feel
the cause, we're just doing it for the cause
no it isn't for the fortune, it isn't for the fame
it's a scheme, a dream, a barterine, we want everyone to think the same
because you know what you feel is right, and you feel what you can't ignore
and you try so hard to point the blame, ashamed, what do we do this for?
the cause, we're just doing it for the cause