Nofx - The Separation Of Church And Skate Chords

[Intro]
Am
 
[Verse 1]
Am        F             G
Lost in a sea of combat boots
Am        F                    G
Flush the bouncers with wasted youth
Am                           F
When did punk rock become so safe?
                            C
When did the scene become a joke?
                               G
The kids who used to live for beer and speed
    G#                    Am
Now want their fries and coke
                            F
Cursing and birds are not allowed
              C                 G
In fact let's keep noise levels down
F                                Am
We Must separate the church and skate!
 
[Verse 2]
Am            F              G
Why don't we put pads on the kids?
Am             F                 G
Helmets, head gear and mouth pieces!
Am                                F
Then we could pad the floors and walls
                              C
Put cameras inside bathroom stalls
                              G
We make sure only nice bands play
            G#          Am
Make every show a matinee
                              F
Teach kids to be all they can be
               C              G
And we could sing my country tis of thee
F
Sweet land of liberty
 
[Breakdown]
Am                            F
When did punk rock become so safe?
           C                G
I know it wasn't Duane or Fletcher
Am                  F
Who put up the barricades
                     C
Like a stake in the heart
G
Somehow we got driven apart
 
[Solo]
Am F C G Am F Am
 
[Verse 3]
Am         F               G
I want conflict! I want dissent!
Am          F           G
I want the scene to represent
Am                   F
Our hatred of authority
                          C
Our fight against complacency
                                   G
Stop singing songs 'bout girls and love!
               G#                  Am
You killed the owl! You freed the dove!
                       F
Confrontation and politics
                              C
Replaced with harmonies and shticks
                              G
When did punk rock become so tame?
               G#                  Am
These f**king bands all sound the same
                                F
We want our fights we want our thugs!
                               C
We want our burns we want our drugs!
                          G
Where is the violent apathy?!
               G#               Am
These f**king records are rated G!
 
F                             Am
When did punk rock become so safe?!