B         A         G       F#

Flat top pave-ment ...

         B                      A             G             F#

Like a chemical reaction or a ...

           B       A          G    F#

There=D5s a distant fuzz ...

     B         A             G         F#

It tickles my ears, ...

         B          A            G      F#

And it shakes the leaves ...

G    A    F#

Vio-..

          B      A           G

What protection ...

      A          B

Everything ...



(same chords as before)

In-sti-tu-tion on the ....



(pluck 6th string only -- this part is slow)

B        A        G            F#

Brave me-mo-rials hewn ...

           B                      A            G                   F#

Like the comforting caress of a mother ...

(strum from here -- resumes normal Bad Religion tempo)

     B          A           G   F#

It evokes such pain ...

B                A           G     F#

What was once is reduced ...

         B            A           G     F#

And the generations pass ...

G   A   F#

Aa-aaaa-hhh...

         B        A           G

What protection ...

       A          B

Everything ...