Capo 3rd fret.
Am G F E (x3)
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[Am]Black top p[G]ave-ment [F]cover [C]me
Like a ch[Am]emical reaction or a st[Dm]eamroller, spr[F]eading rand[E]omly
There's a d[Am]istant bu[G]zz and low [F]frequ[C]ency
It ti[Am]ckles my ea[G]rs, rustles u[F]nder my f[E]eet
And it sh[Dm]akes the lea[F]ves off of e[C]very tr[G]ee
[Dm]Vio-le[C]nt-l[G]y
What prete[Am]ntion ev[G]erlasting pe[Dm]ace
F G G#/em Am
Everything must cease
Am G F E (x3)
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[Am]In-st[G]i-tu-tio[F]n on the h[C]ill
[Am]Like a beacon in the min[Dm]d of an ancestor to un[F]ite the people's[E] will
[Am]There's a shado[G]w stain on the[F] west fac[C]ade
[Am]It has spray lik[G]e decay to en[F]shroud the[E] fraud
and the d[Dm]escendents f[F]ind it oh [C]so odd[G]
[Dm]Oh so [C]odd[G]
What pre[C]tention e[G]verlasting p[Dm]eace
F G G#/em
Everything must cease
Am G F E (X3)
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[Am]Grave mem[G]orial, hew[F]n white [C]stone
Like the co[Am]mforting caress of a[Dm] mother or a fr[F]iend you've alwa[E]ys known
[Am]It evokes su[G]ch pain and si[F]gnificanc[C]e
[Am]What was onc[G]e reduced to rem[F]emberence[E]
[Dm]And the generat[F]ions pass witho[C]ut recompen[G]se
[Dm] [C] [G]
[C]What pretent[G]ion everlast[Dm]ing peace
F G G#/em Am
Everything must cease.
[Am] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [Am]
Am G F E (x3)
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[Am]Black top p[G]ave-ment [F]cover [C]me
Like a ch[Am]emical reaction or a st[Dm]eamroller, spr[F]eading rand[E]omly
There's a d[Am]istant bu[G]zz and low [F]frequ[C]ency
It ti[Am]ckles my ea[G]rs, rustles u[F]nder my f[E]eet
And it sh[Dm]akes the lea[F]ves off of e[C]very tr[G]ee
[Dm]Vio-le[C]nt-l[G]y
What prete[Am]ntion ev[G]erlasting pe[Dm]ace
F G G#/em Am
Everything must cease
Am G F E (x3)
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[Am]In-st[G]i-tu-tio[F]n on the h[C]ill
[Am]Like a beacon in the min[Dm]d of an ancestor to un[F]ite the people's[E] will
[Am]There's a shado[G]w stain on the[F] west fac[C]ade
[Am]It has spray lik[G]e decay to en[F]shroud the[E] fraud
and the d[Dm]escendents f[F]ind it oh [C]so odd[G]
[Dm]Oh so [C]odd[G]
What pre[C]tention e[G]verlasting p[Dm]eace
F G G#/em
Everything must cease
Am G F E (X3)
[Am] [G] [Dm]
[Am]Grave mem[G]orial, hew[F]n white [C]stone
Like the co[Am]mforting caress of a[Dm] mother or a fr[F]iend you've alwa[E]ys known
[Am]It evokes su[G]ch pain and si[F]gnificanc[C]e
[Am]What was onc[G]e reduced to rem[F]emberence[E]
[Dm]And the generat[F]ions pass witho[C]ut recompen[G]se
[Dm] [C] [G]
[C]What pretent[G]ion everlast[Dm]ing peace
F G G#/em Am
Everything must cease.
[Am] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [Am]