Protons And Neutrons

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[Am]Protons an[G]d neutrons,
{[Am]]                                [G]
The electron cloud scattered around,
[Am]Atoms packed an[G]d lattices stacked
Among [F]billions an[G]d trillions of th[Am]eir kind,
And [F]around trillion[G]s more t[Am]hey wind,
And we [G]see that they are formed [Am]into this thing,
That[G] I and those before me call [Am]a guitar string.

We [F]think we see thi[G]s world but we se[Am]e a fraction[C] of a fraction,
And [F]even what w[G]e can see is j[Am]ust photo[C]nic reactions,
And [F]we think that it'[G]s gorgeous and [Am]that no thing coul[C]d compare,
But how c[G]ould we ever know when there[Am]'s so much more out there.

[Am]Protons an[G]d neutrons,
{[Am]]                                [G]
The electron cloud scattered around,
[Am]Carbon and oxygen[G], nitrogen and hydrogen,
Forming [F]two of th[G]e simple[Am]st proteins,
And stacked t[F]ogether int[G]o beta-plea[Am]ted sheets,
And [G]out from my finger[Am] grows this thing,
That I s[G]mack up and down this[Am] guitar string.

We [F]think we see thi[G]s world but we se[Am]e a fraction[C] of a fraction,
And [F]even what w[G]e can see is j[Am]ust photo[C]nic reactions,
And [F]we think that it'[G]s gorgeous and [Am]that no thing coul[C]d compare,
But how c[G]ould we ever know when there[Am]'s so much more out there.