[Intro]
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B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9-----------------10-10--9--7-----|  x4
A|--7-7--7-7--9-9--10-10--9--9--9--9----10-10--9--7--/--|
E|------------------------10-10-10-10---8--8---7--5-----|
 
 
[Verse 1]
G                                D
The velveteen and oaken fixtures soothed the lonely child
    D                                   A
The parents watched the escort take him while they stood outside
    C                                G              D
The priest was kind and gentle as he positioned his head
    A             C                  B          E
The pain was like brimstone, but the kid hardly bled
 
 
[Chorus]
C    G
Victory
D             E
Instinct over intellect
C    G
Victory
D                   E
It erupts from deep inside
C     D
History
E                         G
History is laughing at us plotting its discovery
D
Victory, victory
C               D      E
Blame it on the victory
 
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B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9-----------------10-10--9--7-----|  x2
A|--7-7--7-7--9-9--10-10--9--9--9--9----10-10--9--7--/--|
E|------------------------10-10-10-10---8--8---7--5-----|
 
[Verse 2]
G                                     D
Among the parade crowd there stands a decorated man
D                            A
Remembering how he helped to save this sacred land
    C                           G                      D
His helpless enemy was wounded, both hands raised with hope
    A                 C                   B                 E
He killed him without second thought with brute force and a rope
 
 
[Chorus]
C    G
Victory
D             E
Instinct over intellect
C    G
Victory
D                   E
It erupts from deep inside
C     D
History
E                         G
History is laughing at us plotting its discovery
D
Victory, victory
C               D      E
Blame it on the victory
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9--9-9--9-9--9--9-----------------10-10--9--7-----|  x2
A|--7-7--7-7--9-9--10-10--9--9--9--9----10-10--9--7--/--|
E|------------------------10-10-10-10---8--8---7--5-----|
 
[Bridge]
C              D             E    F#  G   D C
So many times, so many lives test the other side
C                       D            B
Waiting to see what the maker has in mind
 
 
[Verse 3]
G                              D
The unsuspecting commoners hum diligent each day
D                                     A
They wallow in their father's sins as time passes away
    C                                  G          D
The crimes are without motive but they ignore all restraint
    A         C                   B          E
The evil sits inside them torpid, timing its escape
 
 
[Chorus]
C    G
Victory
D             E
Instinct over intellect
C    G
Victory
D                   E
It erupts from deep inside
C     D
History
E                         G
History is laughing at us plotting its discovery
D
Victory, victory
C               D      E
Blame it on the victory
 
 
[Outro]
E     F  F# C#         C B A
Blame it on the victory
E     F  F# C#         C B A
Blame it on the victory
E     F  F# C#
Plotting its discovery
C      B A
Victory, victory
E     F  F# C#         C B A
Blame it on the victory
 
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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--9------9----9---------------10-----9--7--|
A|--7------9----10-----9--------10-----9--7--|
E|---------------------10-------8------7--5--|