Bad Religion - Progress: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Progress" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       G     A            B
And progress is not intelligently planned;
          G             D            E           F#
It's the facade of our heritage, the odor of our land
                G     A     B
They speak of Progress, in red, white and blue
            G              D           E                    F#
It's the structure of the future as demise comes seething through
       G     A               B
It's Progress, 'til there's nothing left to gain
        G              D             E              F#
As the dearth of new ideas makes us wallow in our shame
      G                 F#
So before you go to contribute more
            G               A
To the destruction of this world you adore
          G                      F#
Remember life on Earth is but a flash of dawn
           G                 A        B
We're all part of it as the day rolls on

And progress is a message that we send (progress)
One step closer to the future, one inch closer to the end
I say progress is a synonym of time (progress)
We are all aware of it, but it's nothing we refined
And progress is a debt we all must pay
It's convenience we all cherish, it's pollution we disdain
And the cutting edge is dulling, too many people to plow through
Just keep your fucking distance, and it can't include you
It's progress, 'til there's nothing left to gain (progress)
It's progress, it's a message that we send (progress)
And progress is a debt we all must pay (progress)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Progress" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Progress" by Bad Religion.