Key: A
B
A
G
F#
Flat top pave-ment com-fort me
B
A
G
F#
Like a chemical reaction or a steamroller, spreading randomly
B
A
G
F#
There=D5s a distant fuzz of a frequency
B
A
G
F#
It tickles my ears, rustles under my feet
B
A
G
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And it shakes the leaves off of every tree
G
A
F#
Vio-lent-ly
B
A
G
What protection everlasting peace
A
B
Everything must cease
B
A
G
F#
In-sti-tu-tion on the hill
B
A
G
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Like a beacon in the mind of an ancestor to remind the people's will
B
A
G
F#
There's a shadow stain on the west facade
B
A
G
F#
It is spread like a cave to entrap the pod
B
A
G
F#
And the decent folks find it oh so odd
G
A
F#
Oh so odd
B
A
G
What protection everlasting peace
A
B
Everything must cease
(Pluck 6th string only -- this part is slow)
B
A
G
F#
Brave me-mo-rials hewn white stone
B
A
G
F#
Like the comforting caress of a mother or a friend you've always known
(Strum from here -- resumes normal Bad Religion tempo)
B
A
G
F#
It evokes such pain and significance
B
A
G
F#
What was once is reduced to remembrance
B
A
G
F#
And the generations pass without recompense
G
A
F#
Aa-aaaa-hhh...
B
A
G
What protection everlasting peace
A
B
Everything must cease