Tom: B 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 F# 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 F# 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