Bad Religion
Victory
The Gray Race (1996)

e   f♯ g f♯ g
E5       D  C5  x 2  \ \ \

intro  x 2  w/ e  e f♯ g a d  d c  b a

    G                            D
The velveteen and oaken fixtures soothed the lonely child
    D                                   Am
The parents watched the escort take him while they stood outside
b   C                                G              D
The priest was kind and gentle as he positioned his head
    Am            C                  B          Em
The pain was like brimstone, but the kid hardly bled

  C    G   D             Em
  Victory, instinct over intellect
  Victory, it erupts from deep inside

  C       D
  History
  Em                        G
  History is laughing at us plotting its discovery
  D
  Victory, victory
  C               D
  Blame it on the victory

riff  x 2

Among the parade crowd there stands a decorated man
Remembering how he helped to save this sacred land
His helpless enemy was wounded, both hands raised with hope
He killed him without second thought with brute force and a rope

  Refrain

riff  x 2

C              D
So many times, so many lives
E5  D/F♯ G  D  C
Test the other side
C                       D            B  C
Waiting to see what the maker has in mind

The unsuspecting commoners hum diligent each day
They wallow in their father's sins as time passes away
The crimes are without motive but they ignore all restraint
The evil sits inside them torpid, timing its escape

  Refrain  w/ (aah aah)
 
riff  x 4

w/ (Blame it on the victory)
   (Blame it on the victory)
   Plotting its discovery, victory, victory
   (Blame it on the victory)

intro (basse, ral.) E5 (reste)