capo 3rd fret .
Am G F E E7 ( use E7 in the transition ) ( x2 )
Am G E . . .
Am G F C C/B
blacktop pavement cover me
Am Dm F G
like a chemical reaction or a steamroller , spreading randomly
Am G F C
there’s a distant buzz and low frequency
Am G F C C/G
it tickles my ears , rumbles under my feet
Dm Dm/F C G
and it shakes the leaves off of every tree
F C G
vio - lent - ly
Am G Dm
what pretention! everlasting peace
F F/F# G G/G# Am
eve - ry - thing must cease
Am G F E E7 ( x2 )
Am G E
Am G F C C/B
in - sti - tu - tion on the hill
Am Dm F G
like a beacon in the mind of an ancestor to ignite a people’s will
Am G F C
there’s a shadow stain on the west facade
Am G F C C/G
it has spread like decay to enshroud the fraud
Dm Dm/F C G F C G
and the descendents find it oh so odd , oh so odd
Am G Dm
what pretention! everlasting peace
F F/F# G G/G# Am
eve - ry - thing must cease
Am G F E E7 ( x2 )
Am G E
Am G F C C/B
grave memorial , hewn white stone
Am Dm F G
like the comforting caress of a mother or a friend you’ve always known
Am G F C
it evokes such pain and significance
Am G F C C/G
what was once is reduced to rememberence
Dm Dm/F C G
and the generations pass without recompense
F C G
oh - oh - ohh
Am G Dm
what pretention everlasting peace
F F/F# G G/G#
eve - ry - thing must . . . cease .
Am G F E E7 ( x4 )
end with Am