Written by Greg Graffin
G D C G Oh, yonder stands the prophet, words are music to our ears G D C D But down among the sinners, only pain and sweat and tears Em C G D Oh, the sermon soothes the simple but the rest are rapt with fear Em C G D Em C G D G Ohhhh no, too late to hold a trial, time doesn't wait for the watchmaker's dial G D C G In the best laid plans of history lie the ruins of the past G D C D And a chronicle of suffering shows the mythic pall they cast Em C G D To believe is true religion but to see is truth at last Em C G D Em G C G D G Ohhhh no, too late to hold a trial, time doesn't wait for the watchmaker's dial SOLO ... G D C G G D C D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D G Ohhhh no, too late to hold a trial, time doesn't wait for the watchmaker's dial Em G C G D G No, time doesn't wait for the watchmaker's dial END WITH ... Em G C G D G (2x)