Capo 3rd fret.


Am G F E (x3)
Am G Dm


Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)   CBlack (x32010@1)top pave-ment cover me
         Am (x02210@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)          F (133211@1)        ELike (022100@1)a chemical reaction or a steamroller, spreading randomly
           Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)  CThere's (x32010@1)a distant buzz and low frequency
     Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)      EIt (022100@1)tickles my ears, rustles under my feet
         Dm (xx0231@1)        F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)    GAnd (320003@1)it shakes the leaves off of every tree
Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1) GVio-lent-ly (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)         DmWhat (xx0231@1)pretention everlasting peace
      F (133211@1)  G (320003@1) G#/em   Am (x02210@1) Everything must cease


Am G F E (x3)
Am G Dm


Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)     F (133211@1)       CIn-sti-tu-tion (x32010@1)on the hill
Am (x02210@1)                    Dm (xx0231@1)                  F (133211@1)             ELike (022100@1)a beacon in the mind of an ancestor to unite the people's will
Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)      CThere's (x32010@1)a shadow stain on the west facade
Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)       EIt (022100@1)has spray like decay to enshroud the fraud
         Dm (xx0231@1)        F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)   Gand (320003@1)the descendents find it oh so odd
Dm (xx0231@1)  C (x32010@1)  GOh (320003@1)so odd
        C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         DmWhat (xx0231@1)pretention everlasting peace
F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)   G#/em
Everything must cease


Am G F E (X3)
Am G Dm


Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)     CGrave (x32010@1)memorial, hewn white stone
           Am (x02210@1)                Dm (xx0231@1)           F (133211@1)             ELike (022100@1)the comforting caress of a mother or a friend you've always known
Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)      CIt (x32010@1)evokes such pain and significance
Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)             F (133211@1)       EWhat (022100@1)was once reduced to rememberence
Dm (xx0231@1)           F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)        GAnd (320003@1)the generations pass without recompense
Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)
C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)         DmWhat (xx0231@1)pretention everlasting peace
F (133211@1) G (320003@1)  G#/em   AmEverything (x02210@1)must cease.

Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G F (133211@1)name="chord_022100@1">E 
Am Dm G Am